[Illustration: TOM THUMB SINGLE DAHLIAS.]
There are no peculiarities of culture to contend with, and the
unusually dwarf habit of the plants specially fits them for
comparative small beds and borders. One good way would be to fill a
single bed with one or more decided colors, as is now done with the
tuberous begonia, for the reason that these dahlias have flowers
similar in size to those of the tall-growing single varieties, and
bear them on stiff stalks well above the stems. A mass of the crimson
variety would produce a rich glow of color infinitely finer than a
mixture of undecided hues. We anticipate a high degree of popularity
for these dwarf single or Tom Thumb dahlias, and there is a
possibility of double varieties equally dwarf which would be also
welcome. The great fault of the majority of dahlias already in
cultivation is the tall habit of the plants, but here we have
dwarfness, a profusion of finely formed flowers, and varied and
attractive colors.--_The Gardeners' Magazine_.
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SOME WINNEBAGO ARTS.
In the Proceedings of the New York Academy of Sciences an abstract is
given of a paper on the above, read by Dr.
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