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doubles were produced. The flat ones were first very popular; then 

 the ball shaped blossoms of the show type were greatly in evidence. 

 Between 1830 and I860 the interest in Dahlias became intense, and 

 great premiums were paid for good varieties. Then in 1870 followed 

 varieties which were flatter, less formed and delicately colored. In 

 1872 a new species, Dahlia Jaurezii, was introduced. This is the 

 progenitor of the Cactus Dahlia, a type universally admired at 



Even without any flowers the Ganna is beautiful 



present because of its graceful fornrand delicate coloring. The Cactus 

 types are combined with the singles to"produce the Peony-flowered 

 forms from which have been eliminated the week stems, resulting in 

 an exalted form, and good, shaped blooms of matchless colors borne 

 upon wonderfully strong plants. The large flowered singles are 

 having a great wave of popularity now, for they are often beautifully 

 colored. In 1899 there was a pretty type produced in France in which 

 there is a row of smaller and much more 'slender petals, of a different 

 color, surrounding the central disk of an otherwise single flower. This 

 type has been termed the Collarette Dahlia. 



The American Dahlia Society's classification of Dahlias may be 

 of interest for reference: 



1. CACTUS DAHLIAS 



A. TRUE, FLUTED TYPE: Flowers fully double; floral rays ("petals") 

 long, narrow, incurved or twisted, with sharp, divided, or fluted points and 



