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Introduction S 



I. The Dahlia 7 



II. Classification 13 



III. Propagation < 19 



IV. Position, Soil, and Manure '. . . . 22 



V. Garden Cultivation 24 



VI. Disbudding 31 



VII. New Varieties 37 



VIII. Commercial Growing 41 



IX. Dahlias for Special Purposes 45 



X. Dahlia Exhibitions 49 



XL Concluding Remarks 53 



XII. The American Dahlia Society 55 



XIII. Select List of Varieties 59 



