THE DAHLIA 



somewhat loosely arranged, and much less for- 

 mal than those of the show, fancy, or pompone 

 sorts. Their flowers seldom have more than two 

 rows of petals, and are flat, showing a yellow 

 disc at the centre. As a general thing they are 

 produced on long stalk, a flower to a stalk. This 

 makes them very useful for cutting. They are 

 the most gracefid members of the entire Dahlia 

 family, allowing me to be judge. 



The single type has but one row of petals. 

 Plants of this class are very strong growers, and 

 can be used to advantage in the back rows of the 

 border. 



No flower in cultivation to-day has a wider 

 range of color than the Dahlia, and nearly all the 

 colors represented in it are wonderfully rich in 

 tone. From the purest white to the richest 

 crimson, the deepest scarlet, delicate pink and 

 carmine, rich yellow, dark purple, orange and 

 palest primrose, — surely all tastes can find some- 

 thing to please them. 



