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DAHLIADEL’S UNDEFEATED DISPLAY OF 1935 
Won First at New York in the Largest Commercial Trade Exhibit 
Class in the Schedule (200 feet or more) 
An almost identical display won First, and the Supreme Award, the 
Gold Medal of The Dahlia Society of New Jersey, at their Annual Show 
at New Brunswick. 
The same display was awarded a Certificate of Merit at Camden. 
Dahliadel also won First for Commercial Display at The Pennsylvania 
Horticultural Society Show at Norristown, Pa., with a different display 
which is not pictured. 
CLASSIFICATION of DAHLIAS 
American Dahlia Society 
DEFINITIONS 
Involute, turned inward, forward, or towards the face of 
the ray. 
Revolute, turned outward, backwards, or towards the back 
of the ray. 
Diameter, meaning maximum width, without regard to 
depth. 
A. Large. Flowers more than seven inches in diameter. 
B. Medium. Flowers three and one-half to seven inches 
in diameter. 
CLASS I. Single Dahlias: Ooen-centered flowers, with only 
one row of ray florets, with the margins flat or nearly so, 
regardless of number of florets. For example, Newport 
Wonder, Scarlet Century. 
B. Mignon. The plants do not exceed about eighteen 
inches in height. For example, Coltness Gem. 
CLASS II. Orchid-flowering Dahlias: Flowers as in Single 
Dahlias except that the rays are more or less tubular by the 
turning inward of their margins. For example, Everest, 
Leopard, Buttercup. 
CLASS III. Anemone Dahlias: Open-centered flowers, with 
only one row of ray florets, regardless of form or number 
of the florets, with the tubular disc florets eiongated, form¬ 
ing a pin-cushion effect. For example, Ada Finch. 
CLASS IV. Collarette Dahlias: Open-centered flowers with 
only one row of ray florets, with the addition of one or more 
rows of petaloids, usually of a different color, forming a 
collar around the disc. For example, Erica, Sofa, Geant de 
Lyon, San Mateo Star. 
CLASS V. Peony Dahlias: Open-centered flowers with two 
and not more than five rows of ray florets, regardless of form 
or number of florets, with or without the addition of smaller 
curled or twisted floral rays around the disc. For example, 
Dahliadel Glory, Susan Coe. A. Large. B. Medium. 
CLASS VI. Star Dahlias: Open-centered flowers, usually 
two to five inches in diameter, with two to five rows of 
GOLD MEDAL 
somewhat pointed rays, with mere or less revolute margins. 
For example, Buckland Star, Leith Hill. 
CLASS VII. Incurved Cactus Dahlias: Fully double flowers, 
with the margins of the majority of the floral rays revolute 
for one-half or more of their length and the rays tending to 
curve toward the center of the tlower. For example, F. W. 
Fellows, American Triumph, and Lilac Glory. A. Large. 
B. Medium. 
CLASS VIII. Straight Cactus Dahlias: Fully double flowers, 
with the margins of the majority of the floral rays revolute 
for one-half their length or more, the rays being straight 
or slightly recurved. For example, Ambassador, Miss Belgium, 
Golden Sonne. A. Large. B. Medium. 
CLASS IX. Semi-cactus Dahlias: Fully double flowers, with 
the margins of the majority of the floral rays revolute for 
less than half their length and the rays broad below. For 
example, Satan, Amelia Earhart, Miss Elsie Jane. A. Large. 
B. Medium. 
CLASS X. Formal Decorative Dahlias: Fully double flow¬ 
ers, with the margins of the floral rays slightly or not at all 
revolute, the rays generally broad, either pointed o - rounded 
at t’ps, with outer rays tending to recurve and central p ays 
rending to be cupped; all floral rays in a somewhat regular 
arrangement to the extent of having four or more recog¬ 
nizable rows of rays surrounding the center. For example. 
Jersey's Beauty, Buckeye Bride, Sagamore, Golden Eclipse 
Treasure Island, Dr. John H. Carman. A. Large. B. Medium. 
CLASS XI. Informal Decorative Dahlias: Fully double 
flowers, with margins of floral rays slightly or not at all revo¬ 
lute, the rays generally long, twisted or pointed, and usually 
irregular in arrangement. For example, Fort Monmouth, Jane 
Cowl, Kathleen Norris, Lord "it Autumn, Spotlight, Murphy's 
Masterpiece. A. Large. B. Medium. 
CLASS XII. Ball Dahlias: Fully double flowers, ball-shaped 
or slightly flattened, floral rays in spiral arrangement, blunt 
or rounded at tips and quilled or with markedly involute 
margins, the flowers more than three and a half inches in 
diameter. For example, Mary Helen, Jayseedee, Supt. 
Amrhyn, Mrs. C. D. Anderson. 
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