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APRIL 1, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



109 



keep the surface covered with a dust 

 mulch. Dealers in their catalogue de- 

 scriptions usually extol the beauty of 

 tiM' flower, but fail to mention the height 

 and habit of growth of the plant, and 

 \\c liave frequently been annoyed because 

 ,]i,ise of a dwarf growth in our test bed 

 ^^( re completely overshadowed and hid- 

 ,1 .„ by others. 



These notes would be incomplete with- 

 , 1 1 a short description of a few of the 

 \rieties that have been more or less sat- 

 isfactory with us. For convenience we 

 V ill divide them into a few general 



,)sses: Show dahlias have round, regu- 

 i IV double flowers, with the petals curv- 

 iijX toward the center. 



Penelope grows three feet high. We 

 I lace this at the head of the list, as it 

 ;, probably the most beautiful dahlia 

 ;;iown. In taking eighty- two orders at 

 Hie county fair, forty-four customers se- 

 ' cted this as their first choice. It is a 

 ] lire white, tinged lavender. , 



Gem — Two feet; large, red. 



A. D. Livoni — Three feet; pink; an 

 f'arly and profuse bloomer. 



Snow — Three feet; pure white. 



I 'den — Four feet; purple. 



Sunrise — Five feet; yellow, tinged red. 



Cuban Giant — Six feet, very large; 

 dark purple maroon, long stems. 



Magnificent — The plant grows about 

 the shape and size of an inverted bushel 

 basket and makes a magnificent bedder. 

 Large, yellow, sometimes tinged scarlet. 



Verdiflora — Two feet; has perfectly 

 (louhie green flowers, formed by a multi- 

 plicity of bracts instead of petals. 



Decorative dahlias are those which usu- 

 ally have long, loose, flat petals. 



Wm. Agnew — Three feet; large; 

 bright scarlet. This is conceded to be 

 the best of its color and class. 



Mrs. Winters — Three feet; large; pure 

 white; beautiful form, with rather short 

 stems. 



Nymphaea— Four feet; pink, with 

 white center. 



Apple Blossom — Two feet; has the 

 color and various shades of apple blos- 

 soms. Is very pretty, but has short 

 stems. 



Silvia— Three feet; large; pink, long 

 stems. 



Zulu— Two f^et. This is called the 

 black dahlia, but fades to a dark ma- 

 roon. Has short stems. 



Salmon Queen — Four feet; large; 

 salmon color. 



Yellow Queen — Four feet ; always load- 

 ed with fine yellow flowers. 



Client— Five feet; has fern-like foli- 

 i'ge and bright red flowers. 



Blue Oban — Four feet; large lavender- 

 colored flowers. 



Kureka — Three feet; pure rose color; 

 iiiif. 



I'ompon dahlias have small flowers, 

 I'om one to two inches in diameter, and 

 ='r<^ usually very full of blossoms. 



Snowclad— Two feet; pure white. 



•^atherine— Four feet; yellow. 



ipunshine— Four feet; dark red. 



^leine Domatia — Two feet; orange. 



l-legante— Two feet; bright pink. 

 I actus dahlias have their petals curved 

 ■=''k and sometimes twisted to a point. 



J.alhard— Two feet; bright red. 



"he Queen— Three feet; pure white, 

 ountess of Lonsdale— Three feet ; 

 ^ I ""•''» buff; has long stems and is prob- 

 ' ' y the most profuse bloomer among 

 ' ''^cactus varieties. 



. 'yiemhilde— Four feet. The outer 

 ; "l"^ petals are curled and twisted, while 

 • '*' ^^nter of the flower is composed of 

 ,;'• 'ad white petals. We should consider 



*' the best dahlia in the list, especially 



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for a cut flower, if it were only more 

 productive of blossoms, with longer 

 stems. 



In single dahlias we have found noth- 

 ing better than Twentieth Century and 

 its seedlings. 



Pres. Viger is called the collarette 

 dahlia, because it is composed of eight 

 broad, flat, dark red petals, with a row 

 of short white petals just inside them 

 and surrounding the large yellow center 

 of stamens and pistils. 



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That l8 the report of the judges, Peter Olsem. 

 Geo. A. Kuhl and F. L. Washbum. at the Illi- 

 noii State Florists' Convention, Springfield. 



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 get more orders than I can fill. — S. J. 

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