CONTSNTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



INTRODUCTION 5 



I. THE DAHLIA 7 



II. CLASSIFICATION 12 



III. PROPAGATION 17 



IV. POSITION, SOIL AND MANURES 20 



V. GARDEN CULTIVATION 22 



VI. NEW VARIETIES 29 



VII. DAHLIAS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES 32 



VIII. DAHLIA EXHIBITIONS 36 



IX. CONCLUDING REMARKS 39 



X. AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY 42 



XI. SELECT LIST OF VARIETIES 4$ 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Frontispiece Decorative, Cactus Dahlia, "Clifford W. Bruton." PAGK 



New Dwarf Fancy Dahlia " Rev. C. W. Bolton " 9 



Bouquet of new Pompon Dahlias 14 



Comparative sizes of roots and plants 23 



Field scene of Nymphaea Dahlias 26 



New Show Dahlia, ' ' Miss May Lomas " 30 



New Bedding Dahlia, "Psyche" 33 



New Decorative Cactus Dahlia, "Clifford W. Bruton" 37 



Field scene. Early flowering Semi Dwarf 40 



Types of Decorative Cactus Dahlias 47 



Types of Show and Fancy Dahlias 52 



