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the family. If a man has 80 acres, as he has, in Dah- 

 lias, he can take care of the whole group, but the rest 

 of us with small spaces must be content with a few sam- 

 ples. 



Then there is an extended list of the 



DECORATIVE DAHLIAS. 



These have large flowers and are very imposing in 

 appearance and I have watched them with much inter- 

 est. 



Over forty-five kinds are named and these are not 

 all; for new ones have been added all along. 



Black Beauty is a fine maroon. It is of such deep 

 color as to be almost black. 



Clifford W. Burton has large golden flowers. I have 

 watched them unfolding till late in October. They are 

 fine and symmetrical, like a large chrysanthemum. In 

 color bright, clear yellow and the flowers are continuous 

 and very large. 



Maid of Kent is cherry red, tipped with white. 



Mrs. Roosevelt is a large flower of superior beauty. 

 The blossoms are double — six inches or more across. 

 The color is delicate bluish white. 



William Agnew is a great favorite. Flower seven 

 inches across, full center, fine form, color clear shade 

 of intense red. 



SHOW DAHLIAS. 



These are of compact ball shape. Some of them are 

 wonderful in their exquisite tinting and shadings. It 

 would not seem possible that so much delicate beauty 



