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BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 



SHOW DAHLIAS 



A good Show Dahlia must be quite round, exhibit no central 

 ball or "eye," and have rolled-in (quilled) florets. 



Crimson King, crimson. 



David Johnson, salmon, rose shading. 



Ethel Britton, white and purple. 



John Walker, white. 



Merlin, orange. 



Mrs. Gladstone, blush. 



Mrs. Jefford, yellow. 



Mrs. Slack, blush and purple. 



Perfection, buff. 



Queen of the Belgians, cream. 



R. T. Rawlings, yellow. 



Spitfire, scarlet. 



FANCY DAHLIAS 



A good Fancy Dahlia must, like the Show, be round, eyeless, 

 and have quilled florets. It always has two colours, generally one 

 striped or flaked through the other, but sometimes with a clear 

 white tip, as in the well-known variety Peacock. 



Comedian, orange and crimson. 

 Dorothy, maroon and fawn. 

 Gaiety, yellow and red, white tips. 

 Goldsmith, yellow and crimson. 

 Matthew Campbell, buff and crimson. 



Mrs. N. Halls, scarlet, white tip. 

 Mrs. Saunders, yellow and white. 

 Novelty, rose, purple flakes. 

 Peacock, maroon, white tip. 

 Prince Henry, lilac, purple stripes. 



CACTUS DAHLIAS 



A good Cactus Dahlia must have a round flower, but with the 

 tips of the florets apart, owing to their coming to a point. Each 

 must be tubular, not quilled. The flower must be full and high 

 in the centre, not flat. 



Alpha, blush, flaked purple. 

 Amos Perry, crimson. 

 Britannia, salmon pink. 

 Effective, amber. 

 Etna, reddish lilac. 

 Eva, white. 



Florodora, crimson. 



H. F. Robertson, yellow. 



Mrs. H. L. Brousson, salmon. 



Pearl, pink, white tips. 



Reggie, maroon. 



Spitfire, scarlet. 



