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W. W. WILMORE, DAHLIA SPECIALIST. 
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Partial View of One of My Fields Taken in Late Auiuuin. 
Partial View Taken in August. 
View Showing a Portion of a Bed of Mrs. 
Winters on the Right. 
Classification 
of Dahlias 
Dahlias are divided into six gen- 
eral classes. 
Class 1. Cactus. — This class em- 
braces the long, narrow-petaled 
varieties, the petals of which are 
generally pointed or twisted. 
Class 2. Decorative (so called 
for want of a better name). This 
class is an intermediate form, hav- 
ing broad, flat petals, and was for- 
merly 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 varie- 
ties producing large, well-formad 
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. 
