Society of California in San Francisco, every Garden Club, every 
town, every community seemed to have its Dahlia festival. 
The Show of the American Dahlia Society was held, as here- 
tofore, on the roof of the Pennsylvania Hotel, New York, Septem- 
ber 26th to 29th inclusive. A vivid mass of color was the first 
impression on entering the doors, but the great throngs of 
interested spectators made it very difficult to see the individual 
blooms. New ones from England, France, Germany and Holland, 
in spite of Quarantine No. 37, rubbed elbows with those from 
California and New Jersey. There was enough variety of form 
and color to please all tastes. 
The Silver Medal of the Garden Club of America for the 
most meritorious exhibit by an Amateur was awarded to Dr. L. 
H. Abel, White Plains, N. Y. 
The Silver Medal of the Short Hills Garden Club for a collec- 
tion of seedlings of 1922 went to W. H. Waite, Rumson, N. Y. 
It was good to learn that the American Dahlia Society dis- 
covered that it needed women to make its wheels run more 
smoothly, and two women were placed upon its Executive Com- 
mittee. They have realized that the commercial end of the 
shows was fast overwhelming every other aspect and to over- 
come this, the gentle hand of woman and the Amateur has been 
asked to use its influence. Also, for the first time in the history 
of the society a woman was elected first vice-president — the honor 
falling most properly to Mrs. Stout. 
News and Views 
What is the popular size for a Dahlia? To test the general Popular 
taste as to the favorite size of this easily enlarged flower, a recent Size for the 
Dahlia Show committee took a vote from everyone attending the Dahlia ? 
Show, asking for a candid opinion of the finest, most desirable 
Dahlia exhibited. It was a representative Show where the 
Marean Dahlias were shown as well as the older varieties. All 
Dahlias were cut with stem and foliage so the habits of the plant 
could be counted. There were six hundred votes cast. La 
Favorita (Lohrman), a hybrid cactus of medium size but perfect 
shape, brilliant orange with a long stiff stem, was the first choice. 
Shudow's Lavender (Bessie Boston), a decorative of delicately 
shaded lavender and white, was second. And George Walters 
(Carter), a hybrid cactus of a rich salmon-pink, was third. The 
rest of the vote was scattered among the medium-sized 
decoratives and hybrid cactus varieties. In no case was a vote 
given for a bloom which did not hold up its head. 
Mrs. King's pleasant thoughts on October gardens suggest a n a ll 
that there might be members of the Garden Club with a small Season 
space to give to flowers, perhaps a terrace near the house, which Flower 
needs a small but always tidy planting. Corner 
49 
