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THE DAHLIA. 



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MRS, J. P. MACE 



C. Pompon Type: Shape and 

 color may be same as of A or B, but 

 must be under two inches in diam- 

 eter. 



Typical examples: Fairy 

 Queen, Belle of Springfield, Darkest 

 of All, Nerissa, Little Herman and 

 Snowclad. 



-/. Paony-Flozvcred or "Art" 

 Dahlias. 

 Semi-double flowers with open 

 center, the inner floral rays ("pet- 

 als" ) being usually curled or twisted, 

 the other or outer petals being either 

 flat or more or less irregular. 



■ Typical examples: Queen W'il- 

 helmina. Geisha, Hampton Court, 

 Mrs. W. Kerr, P. W. Janssen, and 

 Glorv 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 Pasony-flowered Dahlias belong here.) 



Typical examples: Big Chief, Souv de Franz Liszt, Merry Widow, Sensation, Prairie Fire 

 and Mme. J. Coissard. 



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 de- 

 curved (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: \\'hite Cen- 

 tury, Golden Century, Scarlet Cen- 

 tury, Newport Marvel (of the large- 

 flowered forms) with 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 de- 

 fined yet. 



MARJORIE CASTLETOX 



