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LEIFER’S 1934 PRICE LIST 
Glassification of Dahlias 
There is considerable confusion in the proper 
classification of the Dahlia, and authorities are not 
agreed on the exact classification of some types. 
Below, we will give the American Dahlia Society’s 
classification of the types listed in this catalogue: 
FORMAL DECORATIVE. Fully double flowers, 
floral rays generally broad, either pointed or rounded 
at tips, with outer floral rays tending to recurve and 
central floral rays tending to be cupped; all floral 
rays in a somewhat regular arrangement. Example: 
Jerseys Beauty, Sagamore, Regal. 
INFORMAL DECORATIVE. Fully double flowers, 
floral rays generally long, twisted or pointed and 
usually in irregular arrangement. Example: Jane 
Cowl, Mrs. Alfred B. Seal. 
INCURVED CACTUS. . Fully double flowers with 
the margins of the majority of the floral rays revo¬ 
lute for one-half or more of their length. The floral 
rays tending to curve towards the center of the 
flower. Example: F. W. Fellows. 
RECURVED AND STRAIGHT CACTUS. Fully 
double flowers, with the margins of the majority of 
the floral rays revolute for one-half of their length 
or more. The floral rays being recurved or straight. 
Example: Ambassador. 
SEMI-CACTUS. Fully double flowers with the 
margin of the majority of the floral rays revolute 
for less than one-half of their length. Example: 
Edna Ferber. 
PEONY. Open centered flowers with not more 
than three rows of ray florets regardless of form or 
number of florets, with the addition of smaller curled 
or twisted floral rays around the disk. Example: 
Cecelia, Geisha. 
BALL. Fully double flowers, ball shaped or slight¬ 
ly flattened, floral rays in spiral arrangement, blunt 
or rounded at tips and quilled or with markedly in¬ 
volute margins, two inches or more in diameter. 
Example: Velvet Ball, Gold Medal, Vivian. 
POMPON. Having same characteristics as ball 
Dahlias but less than two inches in diameter. 
While we grow about four hundred varieties of 
Dahlias every year, this list is purposely confined to 
about one-half of the better moderate priced sorts, 
and includes many of the newer desirable varieties, 
stock of which has been withheld from sale by us 
for increase of stock until we had enough to offer 
at attractive prices, and much cheaper than others 
are offering them at. 
We are testing this year as we always do many of 
the newer varieties and late novelties, should you 
want varieties not mentioned in this list and will 
write your wants, we will be pleased to offer any 
variety you may want if we have it, but cannot issue 
a complete list of such varieties'as we collect these 
throughout the season from many sources. 
We are not recommending any of the late novelties 
even if you should order them from us, but will 
guarantee them as true to name and in growing 
condition. As we have stated before, buying novel¬ 
ties is taking a gambler’s chance. 
