THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
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t PAEONY FLOWERED DAHLIAS 
I IN PARKS AND GARDENS. 
' Ne in iwpiilar favour of the sibilities of such flowers, and have easily 
,i, , <i dahlias for garden decora- out-distanced their Dutch neighbours in the 
! -ing has been almost pheno- raising of new and improved varieties. A 
F m a smaJl beginning in 1905, glance at the names of the newer sorts is 
den without an exceptional amount of care 
and attention. One has only to visit a 
London flower show in the autumn to re¬ 
cognise the demand of the buying public 
for the paeony-flowered dahlias. With few 
exceptions, trade growers give this sec¬ 
tion the most prominent position in their 
groups, and they would not do this unless 
there was a demand for the plants. 
The two most important considerations 
in dahlias for garden decoration are free¬ 
dom of flowering, and that the blooms shall 
be borne on long, stiff stems well above 
CACTUS DAHLIA GEORGE SCHOFIELD. 
Flowers pink with yellow centre. Raised by Messrs. J. Stredwick and Son. 
luickly recogn 
ample evidence of this, for whereas the 
first dozen we grew all had Dutch 
names, with few exceptions the newer in¬ 
troductions have British names. 
Though first greeted with uncomplimen¬ 
tary remarks, the undoubted merits of the 
pseony-flowered dahlias for garden decora¬ 
tion attracted the attention of flower 
lovers, i.e., those who grow the flowers 
which make the greatest show in the gar- 
the foliage. The pa}ony-flowereil section 
fulfil both of these conditions, and are 
robust in habit. The earlier varieties were 
generally tall and vigorous in growth, aiul 
thus not altogether suitable for small gar¬ 
dens. British raisers speedily remetliod this 
failing, and among the newer sorts a num- 
l)er are dwarf in habit. A few of the best 
of these are imluded in the list of varie¬ 
ties at the end of these notes. 
