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INTERESTING CLIUUING 
THROUGH THE COURTESY 
OF THE SAX DIEGO UNIOX 
San Diego, Calif. 
Th@ “chryspopcan'’ has made Its 
appearance in the floral world 
bringing with it all the delightful 
curiosity that surrounds. * new aM* 
mal in the 'circus. 
Its peculiar name Is a composite 
of the flowers it resembles, namely 
the chrysanthemum, the poppy and 
the carnation. It is large, three, to 
four inches in diameter and growing 
on busy plants two to four' feet high- 
Its colors range through pink; rose, 
red and mauve. 
Th@ .petals of the chryspopcan 
give It much of its striking beauty. 
They vary greatly in'form, differing 
from mdst flowers which have a 
recognised pattern for their petals. 
The chryspopcan flaunts to the 
breeds silky, satiny ones, trimmed 
variously to ruffles, fringes or curls. 
Considering the size of the flower 
«nd its gorgeous .colors, such petals 
arrangements are'mor® than enough 
to »@k<r R stand eut-4n aay~#slle<s- 
Mom ©£ blossom*. 
The geneology of the chryspcspsan 
has not yet been published. 'The 
#e«4s resembli* poppies except that 
they an®, larger. Tfaey^kre planted- in 
tbs open in either fall or eafly 
spring to San Diego. No transplant¬ 
ing takes place. The aowing is done 
to a two or three inch trench, the 
seeds covered about a quarter of an 
inch and the trench filled in around 
the seedlings as- they grow. 
Since transplanting Is not r&eom- 
aiehdedLthe seeds are sown in Mils. 
That, is, half 
at a time at 1 
apart. 
dozen 
points 
are dropped 
or 24 Inches 
A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO DAHLIA 
LOVERS 
The Dahlia is the -‘queen of the garden..-' 
It is in all its splendor at a time when most 
other flowers are out of bloom. No other 
flower will give as much satisfaction as the 
dahlia. Among many other things it has 10 
its advantage an enormous size, a very 
lengthy season and many beautiful blos¬ 
soms. 
Today one can purchase a very Kline se¬ 
lection of standard varieties for a mere 
trifle. For that particular reason everyone 
should grow this beautiful flower. Grow 
them wherever you have space. If you lack 
a site for planting, I might suggest grow¬ 
ing the plants in convenient vats or large 
pots and placed around walks, on the lawn, 
on sum-porches or even on. roofs of Sow 
buildings. 
If anyone intends growing these beautiful 
flowers, he should take advantage of the 
flower shows and numerous dahlia shows 
then personally choose his own varieties. 
The next step is to purchase a few- bulbs 
from these varieties and when the season 
for planting presents itself,, do so using the 
technique and care which the flower de¬ 
serves. Bear in mind, however, that any¬ 
thing will grow even if barely kept alive, 
but in order for something to grow to per¬ 
fection, it must have the proper care and 
time spent on it. 
If you purchase a dahlia which was ori¬ 
ginally grown in a different locality and 
your results are not w r hat you expected, try 
growing the same variety the following 
season and you will be surprised at the re¬ 
sults. If. however, after the second at¬ 
tempt the flower has not come up to your 
expectations, I would advise your discard¬ 
ing that particular variety. For that reason, 
my motto for a number of years has been 
"l grow the best and discard the rest." 
The dahlia has progressed more in the 
last five years than it has done since it has 
been in existence and will continue to do 
so if the. growers wilt endeavor to produce 
more and better commercial typed (lowers. 
Several years ago. seeing a dahlia in a 
florist’s window was more or less a novel¬ 
ty, but. today the flower has reached and 
passed the other flowers in popularity. To 
produce a better dahlia will mean an in¬ 
crease in business and a way out of the de¬ 
pression. So let us try for more and better 
dahlias and the future of the dahlia is 
assn red. 
ALBERT f'Allia'IJ.A 
