Golden Rule Dahlia Farm , Lebanon , Ohio 
1938 WAS A GREAT DAHLIA SEASON 
W E cut our first Queen City in quantity on July 2nd; soon after Mary Baker 
furnished fine yellows, and we continued to cut fine Dahlias every day until 
October 24th. This was the longest and most successful cut flower season in our 
history. Several florists this last season used and liked Dahlias for the first time, 
especially Cometeer and Buckeye Star. 
A statement by the manager of Dayton’s largest wholesale florist house con¬ 
firmed all we had been saying about Queen City. He said: “Queen City is a better 
Dahlia than Jersey’s Beauty.” This opinion was entirely unsolicited. 
We attended Dahlia shows at the following points: Middletown, Ohio; Indian¬ 
apolis; Detroit; New York (and the hurricane); Louisville, Ky.; Madison, Ind.; 
and the Cincinnati show. At all these points the Dahlia blooms were of very high 
quality. 
RAIN FALL 
To the grower of flowers or any other crop, rainfall is a topic of the first impor¬ 
tance. No two seasons are alike. In 1937 we reported on the rains causing the great 
Ohio River flood. 
In 1938 our greatest excessive rains came in March, May and July. 
January . 
.1.52 inches 
July . 
.8.80 
inches 
February . 
.3.39 inches 
August . 
.2.70 
inches 
March 
5.90 inches 
September . 
.3.70 
inches 
April . 
.1.61 inches 
October . 
.97 
inches 
M ay . 
.6.19 inches 
November . 
.3.59 
inches 
June . 
BEGONIA ROSE 
A seedling of Honor Bright, winning a certificate of merit at East 
Lansing. An entirely new color in Dahlias, its name describes its color in 
Ridgeway’s. Formal Decorative, every bloom perfect on very long, strong 
stems. We cut one hundred 3 to 4 feet stems, supberb flowers, from twelve 
bushes in one week (October). A sensation at Madison and Cincinnati. It 
will not be introduced in 1939, but will be grown exclusively by us as a 
special quality cut flower. 
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