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Customers in other countries should obtain import permits from their department 
of agriculture and the necessary information regarding importation into their 
country. If no permit is required that fact should be stated on the order. 
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Residents of Ohio must include the three per cent sales tax with remittance. 
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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. 
Classification of varieties in our 1948 DAHLIA BLUE BOOK is that of 1947. The 
American Dahlia Society and the Central States Dahlia Society have each pub- 
lished a classification in the past. These lists were dissimilar in some respects. 
During the past season a desirable unification of these lists has been attempted. 
Excellent progress has been made, but because of the great amount of work 
and correspondence necessary, this new, uniform list’ is not available as the 
DAHLIA BLUE BOOK goes to press. While -the classification of many varieties 
will remain the same, it is advisable that exhibitors check the classifications herein 
aaalest the new list before making entries at the shows. Key to abbreviations 
ollow: 
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 
1\C—Incurved Cactus 
|D—Informal Decorative 
Mig—Mignon 
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 ; } 
BI—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 b ; 
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 
B 
