AN ANALYSIS OF THE DAHLIAS SHOWN AT THE CONFERENCE. 87 



White Aster, also known as Guiding Star, is likewise deserv- 

 ing of a place in any select list. Eighty different varieties of 

 Pompons were to be seen at the Conference Exhibition. 



List 7. 



Cactus and Decorative Dahlias. 



a 



■-> m 





O fS 



a 





imber of 

 .es shown | 



sition 

 nalysi 



Name 



imber 

 es sho 



sition 

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Name 



O o3 



Ph 





*J 



! 







1 



Panthea 



13 



12 



William Kayner 



5 



2 



Mrs. Hawkins ... 



11 



! 15 



Asia 



4 



3 



Amphion 



10 



15 



Beauty of Brentwood ... 



4 



4 



Empress of India 



9 



15 



Charming Bride 



4 



5 



Professor Baldwin 



8 



15 



General Gordon 



4 



6 



Honoria ... 



7 



15 



Marchioness of Bute ... 



4 



6 



Juarezii ... 



7 



15 



Zulu 



4 



8 



Henry Patrick 



6 



i 21 



Annie Harvey ... 



3 



8 



King of Cactus ... 



6 



21 



Centenary 



3 



8 



Lady Marsh am 



6 



i 21 



Mr. Douglas 



3 



8 



Sidney Hollings 



6 



21 



Mrs. G. Beid 



3 



12 



Cochineal 



5 



21 



William Darvill 



3 



12 



Mrs. Tait 



5 









Constance, Lady Kerrison, and Prince of Wales are also good 

 varieties. As many as 67 different sorts were altogether 

 exhibited. Judging by the number of novelties sent out during 

 the last few years, and how well they were represented at the 

 Conference, this section promises to become an increasingly 

 popular one. 



List 8. 



Single Dahlias. 



There were a large number of Single Dahlias set up at the 

 Conference Exhibition, but, unfortunately, no record was taken of 

 the varieties shown. This is much to be regretted, as it would 

 have been interesting to see what types of flower found most 

 favour with the leading growers. The list appended to Mr. 

 Girdlestone's paper on Cactus and Single Dahlias (page 18) will, 

 however, indicate the kinds most deserving of general cultivation. 



