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ABBREVIATIONS 
The letters immediately following the name of each 
variety (except as to certain new varieties) indicate its 
classification as jointly adapted by the Central States 
Dahlia Society and the American Dahlia Society and are 
all subject to their revision. This classification will be 
specially helpful to the exhibitor in planning next Falls 
Dahlia exhibits. 
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVITATIONS: 
Classification 
Size — 
A — Large, over 8 inches 
B — Medium, 4 to 8 inches 
Ba — Ball, 3% inches or over 
M — Miniature, under 4 inches 
M — BA Miniature Ball, 2 to 3% inches 
Pom — Pompon (for exhibition purposes must be 
under 2 inches in diameter) 
Dwif — Varieties of low bush growth 
Type of Flower 
An — Anemone 
Ba — Ball 
C — Cactus (StC or IC when unknown or border- 
line) 
Coll — Collarette 
FD — Formal Decorative 
IC — Incurved Cactus 
ID — Informal Decorative 
Mig — Mignon 
O — Orchid Flowering 
P — Peony 
Pom — Pompon 
S — Single 
SC — Semi-Cactus 
StC — Straight Cactus 
Color 
Au — Autumn 
Bi — Bi-Color 
Dk R — Dark Red > 
L — Lavender 
Lt Bl — Light Blend 
O Bl — Other Blend 
Or — Orange 
Pk — Pink 
Pr — Purple 
R — Red 
Var — Variegated 
W — White 
Y — Yellow 
FOR EXAMPLE: 
LAKESIDE BEAUTY (B = ED -- Lt Bl - Y w Pk) 
1 2 3 4 
1 — Medium sized flowers 
2 — Formal Decorative 
3 — Light Blend 
4 — Yellow with Pink 
