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built so spiral arrangement of florets is not immediately evident; 

 floral rays (petals) broad, heavy, cupped or quilled, with rounded 

 tips and involute (rolled in or forward) margins. 



Typical examples: Grand Duke Alexis, Cuban Giant, Mrs. 

 Roosevelt, Le Colosse, W. W. Rawson and Golden West. 



C. Pompon Type: Shape and color may be same as of A. or 

 B.; but must be under 2 inches in diameter. 



Typical examples: Fairy Queen, Belle of Springfield, Darkest 

 of All, Nerissa, Little Herman and Snowclad. 



4. Peony-flowered or "Art" Dahlias 



Semi-double flowers with open center, the inner floral rays 

 (petals) being usually curled or twisted, the other or outer petals 

 being either flat or more or less irregular. 



Typical examples: Queen Wilhelmina, Geisha, Hampton Court, 

 Mrs. W. Kerr, P. W. Janssen, and Glory of Baarn. 



5. Duplex Dahlias 



Semi-double flowers, with center always exposed on opening of 

 bud, with petals in more than one row, more than 12, long and flat, 

 or broad and rounded, not noticeably twisted or curled. (Many 

 so-called Peony-flowered Dahlias belong here). 



Typical examples: Big Chief, Souv. de Franz Listz, Merry 

 Widow, Sensation, Prairie Fire and Hortulanus Budde. 



6. Single Dahlias 



Open-centered flowers, small to very large, with eight to twelve 

 floral rays (petals) more or less in one circle, margins often 

 recurved (turned down or back). There are no distinctions as to 

 colors. The type embraces the large Twentieth Century as well 

 as the smaller English varieties. 



Typical examples: White Century, Golden Century, Scarlet 

 Century, Newport Marvel (of the large-flowered forms); Polly 

 Eccles, Leslie Seale, Danish Cross and Ami Barillet (of the lesser 

 flowered forms). 



The Star singles and Cactus singles are omitted from the present 

 classification scheme as not being sufficiently numerous or well 

 defined yet. 



7. Collarette Dahlias 



Open-centered blossoms with not more than nine floral rays 

 (petals), with one or more smaller rays, usually of a different 

 color, from heart of each ray floret, making a collar about the disk. 



