W. W. WILMORE. DAHLIA SPECIALIST. 
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Partial View of One of My Fields Taken in Late Autumn. 
Partial View Taken in August. 
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Classification of Dahlias 
Dahlias are divided into six gen- 
eral classes. 
Class I. Cactus.— This class em- 
braces the long, narrow-petaled va- 
rieties, the petals of which are gen- 
erally pointed or twisted. 
Class 2. Decorative (so called for 
want of a better name). This class 
is an intermediate form, having 
broad, flat petals, and was formerly 
classed with the Cactus lists. 
Class 3. Fancy. — This class takes 
in all variegated varieties. 
Class 4. Pompon.— This class 
embraces the small, round Dahlias, 
the plants of which are generally of 
a dwarf, bushy, habit. The lines of 
this class, however, are not clearly 
drawn. 
Class 5. Show. — The name show 
generally applies to those varieties 
producing large, well-formed flowers, 
showing only solid colors, but may 
frequently have shaded tips. 
Class 6. Single.— Too well known 
to require a description. 
Note.— There is of necessity more 
or less overlapping among the 
classes, and the above rules only 
apply in general. 
Two other types may yet be classi- 
fied. 
The Collarette and Paeony Flow- 
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