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decoration and the supply of quantities of 

 flowers for cutting. The blossoms are of rich, 

 dainty colouring and the plants most free 

 flowering. One most important point in 

 growing single Dahlias is to keep the old 

 flowers cut off frequently. Good sorts are 

 Amy, terra-cotta ; Betty, rosy -lilac, crimson 

 central ring ; Columbine, rose ; Cardinal, 

 rich deep red ; Butterfly, 

 pure white, primrose ring ; 

 Kitty, rosy-mauve, dark cen- 

 tre ; Leslie Scale, silvery -lilac, 

 crimson centre ; Miss Roberts, 

 yellow ; Mrs. Joynson Hicks, 

 buff, crimson central ring ; 

 Princess of Wales, pink; 

 Snowdrop, pure white; 

 Winona, deep maroon. 



Pompon Dahlias. The 

 small, perfectly formed flowers 

 of the Pompon Dahlias find 

 many admirers. Few of the 

 plants exceed 3 feet in height 

 and being of compact growth 

 they form one of the most 

 useful sections for the small 

 garden. Excellent varieties 

 are : Adelaide, blush, edged 

 lavender ; Bacchus, crimson- 

 scarlet ; Daisy, amber and 

 salmon ; Emily Hopper, yel- 

 low ; Little Donald, crimson ; 

 Glow, salmon-cerise ; Nerissa, 

 silvery-rose ; Pink Beauty, 

 blush-pink ; Queen of Whites ; 

 Sunny Daybreak, pale apricot, 

 tipped rosy - red ; Tommy 

 Keith, red, tipped white ; 

 Zerlina, crimson-maroon. 



Collarette Dahlias. These 

 are the latest novelties in the 

 Dahlia family. They are 

 really single varieties having 

 a collar or frill of short florets surrounding 

 the central disc. The first two varieties 

 originated in France as " sports " about 

 fifteen years ago. Since that time 

 numerous varieties have been raised in 

 France, Germany, and also by our own 

 Dahlia growers. They are notable for 

 their attractive colours, free-flowering quali- 

 ties, and being of moderate height are par- 

 ticularly useful in small gardens. Good 



varieties are : Ami Cochet, red, yellow collar ; 

 Diadem, rosy-pink, white collar ; Goldstern, 

 yellow, yellow collar ; Henri Fannan, ver- 

 milion, edged primrose, straw collar ; Holy- 

 rood, ruby, golden tips, yellow collar ; Maurice 

 Rivoire, crimson, white collar ; Negro, deep 

 maroon, white collar ; Prince John, crimson, 

 edged lake, white collar ; Princess Louise, 



Show Dahlia Mrs. Gladstone, of pink shades. 



glowing crimson, white collar : Queen Bess, 

 orange-scarlet, yellowish collar ; Queen .Mary. 

 rose, Itlush white collar: Hheinkrone, ma- 

 roon, the collar being white tipped with 

 crimson. 



In addition there are many valuable 

 Dahlias that cannot be da ilied with those 

 described, vet they ought to be included in 

 every representative collection of Dahlias 

 for iranlen decoration and cutting. 



