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Willi ray Huiets iiiiil without a yellow disc — i.e., 

 fully doulilc. 



Class IX. — SiiKill-fluircied l>ecorufi re. 



Ijike Class VIII., but flower heads smaller, and 

 less than 4 inches in diameter. 



Cl.\ss X. — Diniif Vecoixitire Ddhtidn. 



The counterpart of Class VIII. in everything 

 but height, which does not exceed 3 feet. 



Class XI. — CuineUia-fiuweied. 



Fully double (without yellow disc) ; rays regu- 

 larly arranged with margins incurved so as to 

 form wide-mouthed tubes with their mouths 

 lengthened and tips generally pointed. 



(This new class has been formed to contain the 

 "Decorative" Dahlias intermediate in form 

 between those in Classes VIII. to X. with open 

 rays, and the " Show " and " Pompon " Dahlias 

 in Classes XII. and XIII. with short tubular rays, 

 The name was suggested by Mr. H. J. Jones.) 



Class Xll.—Shoa-. 



Fully double, over .ji inches in diameter, almost 

 globular, centre florets like outer, but smaller, 

 witli margins incurved, tubular, short, and blunt 

 at mouth. 



This class includes tlie old " Fancy " Dahlias, 



which had each floret tipped with white or striped 

 with a different colour. 



Class XIII. — ruinijoii. 



MUe Class XII., but smaller. 



For Show purposes the flowers of Pompon 

 Dahlias should not exceed 2 inches in diameter. 



Class XIV.— ,s'fo /•. 



Small, with two or four rows of rays, not, or 

 scarcely overlaj^ping at their more or less re- 

 curved margins, and forming a cup-shaped flower 

 with a golden disc. 



A long, thiu, wiry stem is characteristic of this 

 class. 



Class XV. — Cactus. 



Florets long, generally narrow, spreading, often 

 twisted, with their margins recurved. 

 There are three sub-classes ; — 



((() Double, with florets all alike. 



(h) Semi-double, with several rows of spreading 

 florets surrounding a central disc. 



(t) Single, with one, more or less regular, row- 

 only of spreading florets around a centra! 

 disc. 



Class XVI. — Dwarf Cactus. 



The counterpart of Class XV., but not exceeding 

 :i feet in height. 



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