VARIOUS 
JULY 
Color 
English 
Name 
Botanical 
Name and 
Synonyms 
Description 
Height 
and 
Situation 
Time of 
Bloom 
Various 
Various 
COLLER- 
ETTE 
DAHLIA 
DECORA- 
TIVE 
DAHLIA 
*Dahlia vars. 
**Dahlia 
vars. 
der to 20), rich vermilion shading 
deeper. Galliard; (color no. 19 red- 
der), a true cardinal. 3 ft. *Kriem- 
bilde; (white with color no. 30), “‘soft 
Apple-blossom pink with white cen- 
tre.’ 3 ft. Lady Ed. Talbot; terra 
cotta shaded with salmon. *Mary 
Service; (color no. 24 deep to 31 
lighter), apricot shading into orange, 
margin purplish rose. 4 ft. Mon- 
arch, (color no. 24 deep, also 26 more 
orange), orange-red tipped with ma- 
genta. 3 ft. Queen Wilhelmina; 
(color no. 33. & deeper), deep pink. 
Viscountess Sherbrook; (centre color 
no. 11 shading from 15 to 18), “bright 
terra cotta suffused with apricot.” 
ft. 
‘ Dark Red or Maroon vars.— Aunt 
Chloe; 3 ft. *J. H. Jackson; (color 
no. 28 dark), flowers with long narrow 
petals on long stems. 4ft. King of 
Siam; 4ft. *Matchless, (color no. 28 
dark), 4 ft. Mr. Moore. Night. 
Uncle Tom, (color no. 28 dark). 4 ft. 
Magenta vars. — Austin Cannel; (col- 
or no, 33 brilliant), rose-crimson shad- 
ing lighter at margin. 4 ft. 
Purplish vars.— Emperor, (color no. 
26 bluish), indescribable Plum color 
shading at base of petal to yellow. 
34 ft. Island Queen, (color no. 40 to 
47), purplish mauve. 3% ft. 
Parti-colored vars.— Alpha; (white 
with markings color no. 48), white 
speckled and striped with purple- 
crimson and lilac. 4 ft. Columbia; 
(white dashed with color no. 18), pure 
white tipped with vermillion. 4 ft. 
Collerette Dahlias are single and 
distinguished by the circle of short 
petals around the disk. Prop. best by 
root division. Plant the tubers 13-3 
ft. apart, in sheltered spots in any 
tich soil not too clayey. See Cactus 
Dahlia. 
Var. Joseph Goujon, deep scarlet, 
clear yellow collar. President Viger, 
(color no. 20 deeper), rich claret with 
lighter edges, and white collar. 2} ft. 
Decorative Dahlias resemble the 
earlier form of Cactus Dahlia, with 
broader flatter petals which do not 
roll backward. Plant 14 to 3 ft. 
apart. For prop. and cultivation see 
Cactus Dahlia. See Plate, page 362. 
Vars.— Admiral Dewey; royal pur- 
ple. Black Beauty; deep maroon. 
4-6 ft. 
Sun 
4-6 ft. 
Sun 
Late 
July 
to late 
Oct. 
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