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decided upon. These Awards are given on account of the value of 
the plants in the garden : 
A.M. = Award of Merit. 
H.G. = Highly commended. 
C. = Commended. 
The joint Committee of the R.H.S. Floral Committee and the 
National Dahlia Society examined the trials on two occasions, and 
recommended awards as shown in black type at the head of each 
of the classes. 
Of the 50 varieties selected by the Committee in the autumn of 
1920, 28 were sent to be grown at Wisley, and in addition 208 varieties 
were sent by raisers, making 240 stocks (4 being duplicated) in all. 
These came from growers in America, France, and Holland, as well as 
from British raisers. The plants belonging to one variety from 
America and one from France all died, but the remaining 238 stocks 
were nearly all represented by three plants planted in a group. They 
were planted out of five-inch pots on June 2 in ground that had been 
deeply dug and moderately manured, staked with one stake to each 
plant, and tied as they required it. All flower-buds were picked off 
until July 20, when they were allowed to remain, and most varieties 
were well in flower by August 24, on the occasion of the Committee's 
first visit. 
The great drought caused some flagging at times, but the plants were 
well watered on three occasions, and none suffered from the drought. 
In the following list an asterisk (*) marks those which were selected 
at Vincent Square in 1920 for trial at Wisley in 1921. 
Class I. Single Dahlias. 
Single Dahlias have a single regular outer ring of flatly expanded 
rays which overlap more or less at their edges ; the centre forms a 
golden disc. 
For show purposes Single Dahlias should not exceed 3 inches in diameter, 
and the 8 (only) ray florets should be smooth, somewhat recurved at the tips, 
broad and overlapping so as to form a perfectly round flower. Those in the 
following list conforming to this type are designated 'Type A.' The remainder 
(' Type B ') have the ray florets touching for only about three-quarters of their 
length, the tips being separated so that the flower forms an eight-pointed star. 
Awards. 
113. Suse, A.M. Aug. 24, 1921. Raised and sent by Messrs. Treseder, 
Cardiff. 
115. Bishop Crossley, H.C. Sept. 7, 1921. Raised and sent by Messrs. Treseder. 
Blush white. 
f 102. Pathfinder (Dobbie ||). — 5^ feet. Flowers type A, 3 inches diameter, 
faint blush passing to yellow at base ; stalks 9 inches, stiff ; free flowering. 
f See footnote, p. 45. 
11 The sender is in every case, except where noted, also the raiser. 
