Fellow Dahlia Fan: 
After another season of growing numerous varieties 
of Ball Dahlias, I find them to have gained in personal 
favor, and more than ever I am convinced that, not to 
have a few in your collection, is passing up an oppor- 
tunity. 
Since the size for Balls has been advanced from 3/2 
to 4 inches, I have divided this type for your con- 
venience into Exhibitional Balls, or those over 4 inches, 
and Miniature Balls, or those between 2 and 4 inches. 
After the performance in the field and the many favor- 
cbhle comments received, particularly from women, to 
their decorative value, I can not refrain from listing 
Collarettes again. The small collar makes this type so 
different from any of the other Dahlias that it does not 
fail to attract. For table decoration it is superb and | 
think our Dahlia societies are missing an opportunity 
for advancing the Dahlia by not giving this type more 
consideration. 
Another interesting but neglected type is the 
Anemone. I have scoured the world to locate but a 
dozen varieties. In this country only one person, Mrs. 
Lee, has tried to develop it. I think that here is a real 
chance to help improve the flower that we all love. 
The type is so interesting that it deserves a place in 
our gardens. 
Now that clouds of war have come over our land 
flowers will be considered by many as non-essentials, 
but to me they are just as essential as our munition 
works. Life is more than just living. It is here that 
flowers have their part. When the days become dark 
and the tasks hard a flower can give us the courage 
to go on. Within the cool confines of our gardens we 
can have communion with our Creator and gain the 
strength to do the tasks that lie ahead. Let us therefore 
not forget our flowers, but in the limited time allotted to 
us make our gardens as beautiful as we are able so 
that we can keep alive the finest qualities in man and 
thus defeat that horrible spoil of war—hatred. 
Yours for better Dahlias, 
ANDREW DOERMANN. 
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