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W. W. WII.MOBE, DAHI.IA SFECIAIiIST. 
Partial View of One of My Fields Taken in Iiate Autumn. 
Partial View Taien in Augmst. 
Surangfo, Colo. 
"The Dahlias I grot of you last year all gie-w and blos- 
somed and were the finest I ever saw." 
MBS. KOEHIiEB. 
Denver, Colo. 
"Of the 89 Dahlias I got of you last spring', only one 
failed to come, and over 90 per cent, are now In bloom." 
(Aug. 8.) 
W. W. BOBST. 
West Town, IT. V., March 28. 
"W. W. Wilmore, Denver, Colo. 
"Dear Sir: Iiast year I ordered 35 Dahlias of yon, and 
they were by far the most satisfactory of any I secured. 
They were promptly forwarded, and arrived in good condi- 
tion and were the earliest bloomers I had." 
JOHN W. EATOir, 
Dahlia Qrower. 
Classification 
of Dahlias 
Dahlias are divided into six gen- 
eral classes. 
Class 1. Cactus. — Tliis class era- 
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 
i.s an intermediate form, having 
broad, nat petals, and was formerly 
classed with the Cactus lists. 
Class 3. Fancy. — This class takes 
in ail variegated varietie.'?. 
Class 4. Pompon. — This class em- 
braces 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 nowers, 
showing only solid colors, but may 
frequently have shaded tips. 
Class e. 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. 
