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DAHLIA 



DAHLIA 



into long, thin, variously colored tubes which have 



E reduced such charming effects in the China aster and 

 ave culminated in the marvelous grace of many chry- 

 santhemums. The dahlia may not be denied such 

 possibilities, for in G.C. III. 20:339 (1896) a new dahlia 

 was described in which the quills are really tubes for 

 two-thirds of their length. 



The Collarette dahlia is a very novel and distinct 

 type. The flowers are single, with an additional row 

 of short petals around the disk, which forms a frill or 

 collar usually of a different color from the remainder 

 of the flower. The same method obtained in the 

 development of the Collarette dahlia as in the develop- 

 ment of the Single dahlia. Varieties having only eight 

 rays or petals, with the additional collar, and present- 

 ing a symmetrical and concentrated impression, were 

 preserved. The collar consists principally of three or 

 four smaller and more gracefully curved rays, pro- 

 duced at the disk, at the center of each of the eight 

 larger rays or petals, and taking the same direction as 

 the large rays, thus showing distinctly the golden 

 yellow center, so pronounced in the Single dahlia. 

 The first Collarette dahlia was President Viger, and was 

 originated at Pare de la Tete d'Or, or in the gardens of 

 the City of Lyons, France, then under the supervision 

 of Professor Gerard, who was succeeded by M. Cha- 

 bannes. President Viger was first shown in 1900 at 

 the Universal Exposition, and offered for sale in 1901 

 by Rivorie Pere & Fils of Lyon. In 1902 appeared the 

 variety Joseph Goujon also obtained at the Pare de 

 la Tete d'Or, Lyon; then in 1903 Rivorie offered 

 Etendard de Lyon and Gallia, which figured with 

 honor for that firm. During the next ten years, from 

 1903 until 1913, all the known varieties of the Col- 

 larette dahlia were developed by Rivorie. Pere & Fils, 

 and appeared in the following order: 1903, Etendard 

 de Lyon, and Gallia; 1904, Mme. LePage Viger, La 

 Fusee, Duchesse J. Melsi D'Ehril-Barbo, Prince Galit- 

 zine, Comte Cheremeteff, and Maurice Rivoire; 1905, 

 Exposition de Lyon Orphee, and Prince de Venosa; 



1906, Merveille de Lyon, Mme. Georges Bernard, 

 Comte Nodler, Deuil de Brazza, Princesse Olga 

 Altieri, Corbeille de Feu, and Signorina Rosa Esen- 

 grini; 1907, Comtesse Dugon, Ami Cachat, and Vol- 

 can; 1908, Jupiter, Pluton, Pan, Etoile de Moidiere, 

 and Mme. Chamrion; 1909, M. Mery de Montigny; 



1211. A Fancy dahlia of the Pompon type. 



1212. A Cactus dahlia. ( X 



1910, Abbe Hugonnard, Comte de Vezet, Mme. Pile, 

 Souvenir de Bel-Accueil, and Vicomtesse des Mons; 



1911, General de Sonis, and Deuil du Docteur Ogier; 



1912, Cocarde Espagnole, Etincelant, and Stella; 



1913, Geant de Lyon, Maroc, and Etoile de Mon- 

 plaisir. In 1912, J. K. Alexander, a dahlia specialist 

 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, succeeded in 

 developing the first Collarette dahlia of American 

 origin, the variety Champion; this added the red and 

 yellow coloring to the type. Previous to 1912, three 

 other foreign varieties, Directeur Rene Gerard, Mme. 

 E. Poirier, and Souv. de Chabanne, found their way to 

 America, and were offered the following year in the 

 leading seedsmen's catalogues. The year 1913 gave a 

 collection of nearly fifty distinct named varieties of the 

 Collarette dahlia, including every known color in the 

 dahlia world. 



The Holland Peony-flowered dahlia is now the most 

 popular dahlia, possessing an entirely original form, 

 resembling the semi-double peonies; the flowers are 

 broad, flat, somewhat irregular in form, and are pro- 

 duced with remarkable freedom on long stems. This 

 type of dahlia has proved the m6st satisfactory for 

 garden purposes, the plants being covered with flowers 

 the entire season. The origin of the Holland Peony- 

 flowered dahlia, like all other types, is uncertain, 

 and all efforts to secure full and definite informa- 

 tion are unfruitful. Originally the Holland Peony- 

 flowered dahlia was grown for some years in Germany, 

 in a mixture known as "Half-double Giant Dahlias." 

 A Dutch grower, H. Hornsveld of Baarn, Holland, was 



