Excerpt from Dahlias, 1928 As for my own Dahlias - and they are the ones I am principally concerned in selling, you know - after going about to the big Fall shows in the East, where I go both to judge and to make newer selections, I return home with the feeling of satisfaction that I grow Dahlias as well as most of those I have seen on exhibition. From my customers scattered throughout the land, I get most enthusiastic reports of their successes, not only in the gardens but also at their competitive Shows. And now I must tell you a joke which does not bring discredit upon my Dahlias. The present President of the Dahlia Society of California gave a Dahlia talk at our State University, last Sum mer. He used a lot of my blooms to illustrate his talk. In a burst of confi dence he said to me: To tell you frankly, Doctor, I saw no better Dahlias than yours out at our Dahlia Show in California, this year. Then, that naive spirit so noticeable amongst the people of Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and California flamed forth with this: But, this year (1927) was not a very good season in California! (all right, Curtis old dear, we are even!) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.