CURIOUS MIXED-COLORED DAHLIAS 



A dahlia plant bearing white, purple, and mixed white and purple flowers. The leaves 

 also show interesting bud variations, varying from entire, two-parted, to three-parted forms. 

 (Fig. 11.) 



variety in which these interesting bud 

 variations occurs is unknown. The 

 plant ikistrated in Fig. 11 has shown 

 similar variability for five years. It 

 grew from a cutting. There are three 

 kinds of flow^ers borne by this plant, as 

 can be seen in Fig. 11, pure white. 



purple, and mixed white and purple. In 

 the mixed flowers some of the petals 

 are almost exactly half white and half 

 purple. The plant is perfectly healthy 

 and vigorous in growth and the flowers 

 are particularh- beautiful and orna- 

 mental. 



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