DAHLIA 



DAHLIA 



957 



the first to note their possibilities, and selected from 

 these "mixed dahlias" the best varieties, from which 

 he propagated ; then he drew the attention of the public 

 to his new varieties, which he named and offered for 

 sale. Other growers in Holland followed his example 

 with great success. The Holland Peony-flowered 



dahlia was imported 

 to America in 1908, 

 and simultaneously 

 appeared in the cata- 

 logues of the leading 

 growers and seed- 

 men. The number in- 

 creased rapidly, and 

 in 1910 appeared new 

 varieties of American 

 origin, notably the 

 new varieties origi- 

 nated by the W. W. 

 Rawson Co., of Bos- 

 ton, Massachusetts. 

 The most prominent 

 varieties are the fol- 

 lowing: Andrew Car- 

 negie (1908), Bertha 

 Von Suttner (1908), 

 Caesar (1911), Cecilia 

 (1911), Dr. K. W. 

 van Gorkum (1906), 

 Dr. Peary (1911), 

 Duke Henry (1906), 

 Geisha (1908), Ger- 



1213. Single cactus dahlia. ( X 1 A) 



mania (1906), Glory 

 of Baarn (1906), 

 Glory of Groenekan (1907), H. Hornsveld (1907), Hugo 

 de Vries (1907), H. J. Lovink (1911), Kaiserin Augusta 

 Victoria (1907), King Edward (1909), King Leopold 

 (1906), La Rainte (1907), Mannheim (1908), Mer- 

 veille (1907), Miss Gladys Dawson (1908), Paul 

 Kruger (1906), P. W. Jansen (1907), Queen Alexandra 

 (1909), Queen Emma (1906), Queen Wilhelmina (1906), 

 Snow Queen (1907), and Sherlock Holmes (1912). 



The fragrant dahlia is the pride of the true Peony- 

 flowered type, possessing a pleasing and agreeable 

 odor, so long desired. The fragrant dahlia was first 

 detected by J. Herbert Alexander, in the year 1912, 

 on the trial-grounds of J. K. Alexander of East Bridge- 

 water, Massachusetts; hybridization and propagation 

 was begun immediately with the new variety, and 

 in 1913 a collection of five fragrant dahlias appeared 

 in Alexander's catalogue. 



The main types of dahlias may perhaps be distin- 

 guished more clearly by the following scheme: 



A. Plants very dwarf. 



1. THE TOM THUMB TYPES. 



AA. Plants not very dwarf. 



B. Fls. single. 

 c. Rays flat, not recurved at the margins. 



2. THE SINGLE TYPE. Fig. 1214. 



cc. Rays with recurved margins. 



3. THE SINGLE CACTUS TYPE. Fig. 1213. 



BB. Fls. double. 



c. Size offls. small, 1-2 in, across. 

 D. Rays cupped. 



4. THE POMPON TYPE. Fig. 1211. Also called "Bou- 



quet" and "Lilliputian." 



DD. Rays flat. 



5. THE POMPON CACTUS TYPE. 



cc. Size of fls. large, 3-5 in. across, averaging 4 in. 



D. Rays cupped. 

 E. Colors single, or the edges darker than the ground-color. 



6. THE SHOW TYPE. Fig. 1210. 



EE. Colors 2 or more, striped, or with edges lighter 

 than the ground-color. 



7. THE FANCY TYPE. 



DD. Rays not cupped, but long and flat, or with 

 recurved margins. 



8. THE CACTUS TYPE. Figs. 1207, 1212. 



DDD. Rays various in form. 



9. THE DECORATIVE TYPE. 



10. THE COLLARETTE TYPE. 



11. THE PEONY-FLOWERED TYPE; including the 



fragrant dahlia. Fig. 1215. 



Useful dahlias for various purposes, as they exist in 

 North America in 1913: 



Cactus dahlias, for cut-flower purposes. Alexander, Alight, 

 Alfred Vasey, Clara G. Stedwick, Countess of Lonsdale, Dainty, 

 Effective, Eureka, Floradora, Forbes Robertson, Flame, Glory of 

 Wilts, Golden Gem, Gazelle, Gabriel, Gen. Buller, Helene, Henri 

 Cayenx Hereward, Ivernia, Jeannette, J. H. Jackson, J. Weir 

 Fife, Killarney, Lightship Lady Fair, Lady Colin Campbell, Lord 

 of the Manor, Mary Service, Mrs. DeLuca, Mrs. H. L. Brouson, 

 Mrs. Winchester, Mrs. Mortimer, Mrs. Geo. Caselton, Mme. Henri 

 Cayeux, Mrs. MacMullan, Reine Cayeux, Rosa Starr, Reliable, 

 Stella, Sirus, Sandy, Thomas Wilson, and Yonne Cayeux. 



Cactus dahlias for exhibition purposes. Amazon, Clincher, 

 Diavolo, Master Carl, Mercury, Mrs. S. T. Wright, Rev. Dr. 

 Baker, Rev. T. W. Jamieson, Royal Scarlet, Schneewitchen, 

 Snowstorm, T. G. Baker, Wellington, Whirlwind, White Swan, 

 Wm. Marshall, W. B. Childs. 



Decorative dahlias for cut-flower purposes. Delice, Himmlische, 

 Jack Rose, Jeanne Charmet, John R. Baldwin, Minos, Maid of 

 Kent, Mme. A. Lumiere, Mme. Victor Vassier, Mme. Van den 

 Dael, Perle de la Tete D'or, Reggie, Souv. de Gustave Douzon, 

 Wilhelm Miller. 



Decorative dahlias for exhibition purposes. American Beauty, 

 A. E. Johnson, Blue Oban, Gigantea, Grand Duke Alexis, Gettys- 

 burg, Le Grand Manito, Le Mont Blanc, Les Alliees, Mme. Helene 

 Charvet, Mme. Augusta Lumiere, Mademoiselle Galy Miquel, 

 Madame Devinat, Mme. Marze, Morocco, Peerless, Perle de 

 Ocean, Papa Charmet, Ville de Lyon, Yellow Colosse. 



Peony-flowered dahlias for cut-flower purposes. Admiration, 

 Bertha Von Suttner, Goddess of Fame, Geisha, Marie Studholme, 

 Mrs. A. Platt, Mrs. Jacques Futrelle, Queen Wilhelmina, and 

 Sunrise. 



Peony-flowered dahlias for exhibition purposes. Hampton Court, 

 King Leopold, Priscilla, Snow Queen, Solfatara, Duke Henry, and 

 Hollandia. 



Collarette dahlias for massing. Exposition de Lyon, Maurice 

 Rivoire, and President Viger. 



Show dahlias for exhibition purposes. Acquisition, Alice Emily, 

 Acme of Perfection, Brown Bess, Dreer's White, Dr. Keynes, David 

 Johnson, Emperor, Ivanhoe, Harrison Weir, Mrs. Susan Wilson, 

 Mme. Heine Furtado, Mme. Marika Anagnostaki, Mme. Alfred 

 Mareau, Merlin, Muriel, Norma, Nugget, Queen of Autumn, 

 Rosebud, Stradella, Standard, W. P. Laird, and Wm. Dodds. 



Among the Show dahlias that are the best for flowering are: A. D. 

 Livoni, Arabella, Ansonia, Dr. J. P. Kirkland or Cuban Giant, 

 Dorothy Peacock, Imperial, Miss Fox, Perfection, Storm King, 

 and White Queen. 



Show dahlia for bedding purposes. White Bedder. 



Fancy dahlias of merit. Chorister, Chas. Turner, Dazzler, 

 Dorothy, Distinction, Duchess of Albany, English Dandy, Erie 

 Fisher, Gloire de Guiscard, Frank Smith, Frederick Smith, General 

 Grant, Gold Medal, Goldsmith, Geo. Barnes, Hercules, Lea 

 Amours de Madame, Lucy Faucett, Mme. Lily Large, Polly San- 

 dall, Rebecca, Rev. J. B. 

 McCamm, S. Mortimer, 

 Sunset, and Wizard. 



Pompon dahlias for bor- 

 ders or hedges. Achilles, 

 Crusoe, Darkness, Fasci- 

 nation, Mabel, Pure Love, 

 Rosalie, Red Indian, Snow 

 Clad, Vivid, and Wini- 

 fred. 



Pompon dahlias for ex- 

 hibition purposes. Amber 

 Queen, Ideal, Harry, Lit- 

 tle Mary, Rosebud, Shalii, 

 and Spy. 



Pompon dahlias for 

 flowering purposes. Klein 

 Domitea, Darkest of All, 

 Fairy Queen, Star of the 

 East, and Spy. 



Societies and shows. 

 The dahlia is one 

 of about a dozen 



1214. A broad-rayed 

 single dahlia. 



