DAHLIA CULTURE.
» Mi'Hi.i;N DKXKI.oPMKNTS. Ila'alia ]n\oj« i;ti:l an ini ere-t i?ig ' evening at Si. Andrew's li.il! mi Tiiuri ilav, w hen Mr. <*e«>r;:e Wrijjh; lecture 1 I •■!! <>f the late-t developments of dahlia nil:nre. >!r. Wright ha* rcirntly re; tinted f r<<:n a world i"iir. (luring whieh he met 'nine of the world** leading hi'!!: • ultui i-t s ami obtained sjM-oi--8 Ti-ii- of the latc-l <xa:iiji'.e- of tiie li\hriili>:«' skill. ' Kngli-h and Continental judges, the f ' lecturer -aid. are now demanding that ill flower* should have stiff, uuright l ' i-'.eiii-. and tyj«e« whieh used to droop ; !i.i\p Hair 1.«.-< ii altered to fulfil tai- ,, Single and star dah'ias are now increasingly popular, and • are supplanting the raetus varieties. "White Star" i< taken a* the standard L - ]'\ which the star tyj>e i< judged.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 89, 16 April 1927, Page 7
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132DAHLIA CULTURE. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 89, 16 April 1927, Page 7
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