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W. W. WILMORE, DAHLIA SPECIALIST 
A N Book--Tlie Dakl la 
By W. W. WILMORE 
This new work should bt» in the hands of every Dahlia grower, whether amateur or professional. It 
is a handsomely illustrated manual, written as a souvenir edition commemorating: my twenty-first year as 
a commercial grower. 
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the dahlia." J- McNARY. 
March 28, 1910. 
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April 14, 1910. 
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Classification of Daklias 
Class 1. Cactus. — This class embraces the long, 
narrow-petaled varieties, the petal.s of which are 
generally pointed or twisted. 
Class 2. Decorative — This class is an interme- 
diate form, having broad, flat petals. 
Class 3. Pancy This class takes in all varie- Class 6. Single — Too well-known to require a 
gated varieties. description. 
Peony Plowered. — A semi-double of the decoraf ve form. 
Class 4. Pompon. — Tliis class embraces the 
s;nall, round Dahlias. 
Class 5. Show The' name Show applies to 
those varieties produeing large, well-formed flow- 
ers, showing only solid colors, but may frequently 
have slKuicd tips. 
