ABBREVIATIONS 
The letters immediately following the name of the variety are the key to the 
American Dahlia Society (A.D.S.) official classification of that variety. Explana- 
tion of abbreviations follows: 
CLASSIFICATION 
Size 
A-—Large (Exhibition), 8 inches or over 
B—Medium (Cut flower), 4 to 8 inches 
Ba—Ball, 3! inches or over 
M—Miniature, under 4 inches 
‘ Pom-—Pompon for exhibition purposes must be under 2 inches in diameter 
Type of Flower 
An—Anemone 
Ba—Ball 
Coll—Collarette 
C—Cactus, any type, old classification 
D—Decorative, any type, old classification 
FD—Formal Decorative 
1C—Incurved Cactus 
1!D—Informal Decorative 
Mig—Mianon : 
O—Orchid Flowering 
P—Peony 
Pom—Pompon 
S--Single 
SC—Semi-Cactus 
StC—Straight Cactus 
Star—Star 
Color 
Bi—Bi-color, two distinct clear and separate colors on the face of the floral rays: tricolors 
are included 
Bl—Blended, no clearly distinct color, but two or more intermingled colors which may 
contrast or harmonize. A single color shading lighter does not constitute a blend | 
Var—Varieqated, two or more distinct colors on the face of the floral rays, arranged in dots, 
flecks, splashes, or narrow lines which contrast with the ground color 
L—Lavender, mauve, mallow pink, phlox pink, lilac 
Or—Orange, buff, russet, copper, apricot, coral red, bronze, but not orange red hues that 
contain more red than orange 
Pi—Pink, cameo, salmon, rose, old rose, violet rose, tyrian rose 
Pu—Purple, violet, rosy magenta, purple reds, amaranth purple 
R—Red, crimson, scarlet, cardinal, carmine, garnet, maroon 
W—White, including ivory and cream 
Y—Yellow, straw, sulphur, lemon, primrose apricot yellow, golden yellow 
VARIETIES MARKED 
Varieties marked with asterisk (*) are of foreign origination. 
HEIGHTS 
Unless otherwise mentioned in the description of the variety, the plants are of 
medium height. 
SIZE 
Size of blooms as given at the end of the description of each variety is by no 
means the maximum. Many of those listed as ten inch blooms have been grown 
twelve to thirteen inches in diameter. Size is indicated thusly: 10X6, which indi- 
cates a ten inch diameter and a depth of six inches. 
CLUMPS 
A clump list will be issued in early fall. This list is sent only to those who send 
in a special request for it. Clump offers are good only until December Ist with ship- 
ment not later than December |5th. If interested in purchasing clumps be sure to 
apply for the list early enough to get orders in before the December deadline. 
DAHLIA SEED 
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