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Beauty, white. Richard of York, lemon. 



Bon Ton, garnet. Kaiser Wilhelm, yellow. 



Crimson Globe, crimson. Madame Moreau, pink. 



(5) Fancy: Fancy dahlias are identical with the show type 

 as to form, but vary in the coloring, the flowers being tipped, or 

 edged lighter than the ground color, and striped or mottled in 

 various ways. They are very variable in color, and in some 

 localities and soils varieties will be highly mottled; in other 

 localities the same varieties will be solid colors. Some good 

 varieties are : 



Admiral Schley, crimson with white stripe. 

 Lottie Eckford, white, spotted with pink. 

 Queen Mab, red upper with white. 

 Gold Medal, yellow upper with red. 

 Fern-leaved Beauty, crimson with white stripes. 



(c) Pompon: The pompon type are small, button-like forms, 

 similar to pompon chrysanthemums. They are mostly solid 

 colors. Among desirable varieties are : 



Daybreak, pink. 



Fairy Queen, sulfur yellow. 



Guiding Star, white. 



Indian Chief, crimson. . 



Snowclad, white. 



Vivid, scarlet. 



(d) Cactus: The cactus type is a very popular one which was 

 introduced in 1872 by J. J. Vanderbing, from Mexico (Dahlia 

 Juarezii). The flowers were exhibited for the first time in 

 England in 1880, and are loose and artistic in form. The 

 " petals " as a rule are long and tubular, the edges rolled or 

 folded backward instead of forward, as are those of the three 

 previous sections. There are single cactus and pompon cactus 

 forms. Some varieties are: 



Uncle Tom, black. 

 Charm, yellow. 

 Ward of Honor, pink. 

 Edith Grenne, white. 

 F. A. Wellesley, crimson. 

 Gen. Butler, maroon. 



(e) Decorative: The decorative type has long, broad, flat and 

 nearly straight petals. They are less regular and formal than 



