Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-10
TANNING PARK DALLAS
 MAKE FLOWER sHARPs ENTHUs

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 The Planning Park dahlia gardens on Oneco street are visited daily by enthu- siastic admirers of these choice varle- ties, who inspect with delight the splen- dor of this rare assortment. some of which were never before grown in this part of the country The owner of the garden. Mrs Roswell J. Brown. 99 One co street, has devoted much time to se- curing beautiful and often expensive va r;eties having achieved success in her effort to raise flawless blooms. Less than three years ago, Mrs. Brown started 1 growing dahlias for her own pleasure | pianting 300 seedlings also about 70 choice varieties purchased from dahlia fancie-s These, with many additional 1 ones this season, afford real pleasure to tLose whose privilege it is to visit the gardens Not alone have these beautiful ] flowers been enjoyed by visitors; but many sad hearts and many persons af- ficted with serious illness. have been checred by the beauty of these blossoms, | large bouquets having been sent to nearly all of the institutions in Nor l Wtca.
 S;ne of Judge J. T. Marean's famous dahlla creations. grown by Mrs Brown l include Mephistopheles. a hybrid decora- tive which Is the aristocrat of them all, being considered by flower experts the best and most magnificent dahlia in ex- istence; undoubtedly it will hold this place of honor for some time to come. This floral wonder is ruby red showing goden points at the very ends of some petals, thereby greatly enhancing it's ef- fectivenesa
 Mrs. l. de Yer Warner is a decorative blossom Of a soft orchid coioring sell Gom appearing in the gay garb of the
 dahlia family Its deep mauve pink is charming and there are very large blossoms; it is stately in form and leads
 all varieties in existence, with the ex- ception of MeDhistopheles Another dec oratiye bloom named Judge Marean, is
 a very large specimen of perfect type the color changing as the flower ages
 This profuse bloomer has in turn
 shades of salmon pink, red, iridescent
 orange, yellow and pure gold, all ol
 which blend beautifully
 New Pacific coast dahlas. that have
 never been grown here in the east be
 fore include the Wizard of O., New
 Moon, Redwood, California Superba
 Maraposa and the Elsie Oliver, the las
 named being considered by the origina tor her most beautiful dahlia among many thousands of hills. The Elsie Oli
 yer is an enormous. creamy pink. hy
 brid cactus. The Wizard of Oz has . tendency toward the cactus type. It i.
 famous for beauty of co.or (giownS am Der pink or soft salmon shade) also fol
 its hardy growth and remarkable size , The California Superba is an irrisistibly beautiful pink flower. which always : creates a sensation and has been 2
 prize winner whenever exhibited.
 Other California varieties comprise | loJ doI, l;o f having won the medal at the San Fran
 cisco dahlia show last October. for th'
 best 50 blooms of one variety; Earl
 Williams. also 8 prize Werner at tn
 California Flower show enormous 1T
 siza and considered the handsomest rel and white. on the market today Glo , rieux beautiful yellow spsc.~7en wit
 white tips the famous Pat O'Mara an V other beautiful orange-yellow. 2500o
 blooms of which were exhibited in tn 4 New Yorl; dahlia shoy last Septembe nv the originator and the -Amun Ra- Q The Sun God. This last specimen wa the winner of the 1921 gold medal. It i o an immense decorative bloom. of an en 70 tirely new formation. resembling in col
 ot a glorious setting sun The oute 2 petals. of the mammoth blooms are c
 gorgeous shades of copper and orang' shading to gold and. amber. fAepenin r In +he large full center to a rich darl h reddish bronze. ~- :" The President Wilson (not Calfo,
 ois varetrN ie q colossal hAautv. a hri '' liant vermi'is s7 everfy tipped white,
 which no dah!ia with the exception ( ,s the Earle Williams, can equal in goI ', geoWs coloring
 H. These that were awarded certificat d at the Amer ican Dahlia Society. tris
 
 +t Lewis Childs Mrs. Harry Fee. MT ru sey Pride.
 ar Among the large assortment of Pa, m ming Park seedlings are many osh, , m magnificent blooms rot to he surpasse
 in beauty. style or color. Several loc T names have been added to the list 2 ,,r ncunced last season. including the D .1 John H. Evans, Rev G4lrdon P Baiie
 Princess Charlotte Queen Martha Am . lia Young Mary CautH Betty NcCo tn and Sybil Frances Maistead: the Ia !" named for, NJ: Browns mother. Mir A. Daniel Brown of Mystic, is 2 beautif In hybrid decorative specimen.
 Of special significance IS a very de
 red. dahlia with long firm stem amol T. T. the largest grown making q ve -, dashing and effective flower which " " named for Dr. John H. Evans TT
 dahlia is to he tried out at Storrs ne season, a fact which creates double ,i, terest among Dr. Evans friends hei ,r De having heen graduated with honr from Connecticut Agricultural Colle at Storrs in the class of 1898. At prt ent Dr. and Mrs. Evans are engaged II. Near East relief work at Tihis Tn all. Mrs Brown has over 15 ,s hills of dahlias and thus far this seasc
 every visitor. before leaving, has retur cd to take a second look at the T nd
 nf THAMES BRIDGE MAS