CONTENTS 



CHAP. 



PACK 



I. INTRODUCTION ... . 



II. DAHLIA HISTORY 7 



III. SHOW AND FANCY DAHLIAS . . . 18 



IV. CACTUS DAHLIAS ,29 



V. SINGLE DAHLIAS 39 



VI. POMPON OR BOUQUET VARIETIES .... 48 



VII. P^EONY-FLOWERED DAHLIAS . . . -53 



VIII. DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 60 



IX. COLLERETTE DAHLIAS 66 



X. METHODS OF PROPAGATION . . . . 70 



XI. CULTIVATION . . T * 82 



XII. SHOWS AND SHOWING . ,' . . . 104 



XIII. INSECT ENEMIES V * ' i 10 



INDEX .... . . . .113 



