W. W. WILMORE, DAHLIA SPECIALIST. 
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Partial View of One of My Fields Taken in Late Autumn. 
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 internierliate form, hav- 
ing broad. Hat petals, and was for- 
merly classe<l with the Cactus lists. 
Class 3. Fancy. — This class 
takes in all variegated varieties. 
Class 4. Pompon. — This class 
embraces the small. i-o\ind 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-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. 
Partial View Taken in August. 
Durango, Colo. 
"The Dahlias I got of you last year all grew and blos- 
somed and were the finest I ever saw." 
MRS. KAEHLER. 
Denver, Colo. 
"Of the 89 Dahlias I got of you last spring, only one 
failed to come, and over 90 oer cent, are now in bloom." 
(Aug. 8th.) 
W. W. BORST. 
West Town, N. Y., March 28th. 
W. W. Wllmore, Denver, Colo. 
Dear Sir: Last year I ordered 35 Dahlias of you, and 
they were by far the most satisfactory of any I secured. 
They were promotly forwarded, and arrived in good con- 
dition and were the earliest bloomers I had." 
JOHN W. EATON, 
Dahlia Grower. 
