Show I DAHLIA IS IS MAKING AKING FRIENDS Once Humble Flower Rapidly Being I Brought to High Position by the I Master Florists The The chrysanthemum Is not to have havee everything e er r Its own way in the world of or flowers No o doubt the HIe chrysanthemum show gets more of or the limelight of publicity than a n dahlia show but the the- gorgeous blossom that was once called the prim old maid of ot the flower world Is having Its Us shows or exhibitions just the same and the reports have bave It that they the are attended by large crowds The Th dahlia show has become a n regular thing In many cities and it is said saltI that there are persons who can work ork up UI quite as muc much enthusiasm for t the e dahlia dahlia dahlin dah dah- lia lin as for the mum alum The dahlia from a very vcr simple and loving home flower has become somewhat of a social so so- cial pet It was not many man years ago that the the- dahlia bloomed in the yards ards of ot small homes Sometimes It grew In the front yard and antI sometimes in the back yard It might be remarked here that the the- the yard especially the the- front yard ard has disappeared Nobody now has a n. front yard ard Nobody who is anywhere near up to date wot would have such a athing athing thing about the house The piece of or I real estate which we used to call the front yard md has become the lawn awn Well formerly the dahlia grew only J In the yards ards of ot humble homes It had It had not broken Into what is called s 'S 0 cIet clety Fashionable grounds could not think of admitting such a n plain 1 hardy hord and highly colored citizen of ot the the- 1 flower world as us n amere n mere dahlia It Jt did i inot not belong to their set But the merit 1 of this flower and the high state of ot culture culture cul cul- cUI 1 ture which it has attained under the the- guidance and amI tuition of ot master florists J has forced the proudest gardens to J open their gates or let down their I fences The dahlia now holds up Its Its- stately head among the exclusive set sett of af tuberoses gladiolas gla lolas carnations and an anthe the lJ like |