. The Dahlia : a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics, cultivation and history. Dahlias; Compositae. THE DAHLIA. 45 CHAPTER SELECT LIST OF VARIETIES. N the following pages will be found the \^ery cream of all the new and standard varieties, carefully selected from the man}' hundreds of varieties now in cultivation. The varieties named in each class represent a complete range of colors and forms, and each are the best of their particular color and type. To avoid confusion it was thought advisable to group the va- rieties, in the following list, according to the present prac- t
. The Dahlia : a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics, cultivation and history. Dahlias; Compositae. THE DAHLIA. 45 CHAPTER SELECT LIST OF VARIETIES. N the following pages will be found the \^ery cream of all the new and standard varieties, carefully selected from the man}' hundreds of varieties now in cultivation. The varieties named in each class represent a complete range of colors and forms, and each are the best of their particular color and type. To avoid confusion it was thought advisable to group the va- rieties, in the following list, according to the present prac- tice in the American catalogues. This will, undoubtedly, be appreciated by amateurs and others who are not familiar with the various sections, and it will be l)oth interesting and instructive for them to classify their collections, which they can readily do, by referring to the Chapter on Classification (page 12) ; while of course, those well acquainted with Dahlias would know at once to which section each variety belonged. DECORATIVE CACTUS DAHLIAS. beautiful, delicate peach pink. Flowers are large and distinct ; an early and free bloomer, excellent for cutting. Baron Schroeder.—An entirely distinct Cactus variety, of large size and great substance. The petals are beautifully arranged and of a rich, glowing imperial purple. Beauty of Arundel.—A sport from and similar to Juarezii in form, but of a glowing crimson, shading toward the dps to a bright, rosy purple. Beauty of Brentwood.—The flowers are of good size, fine form and a distinct shade of purplish magenta. Beauty of Wilts.—Soft, rich tena-cotta, shaded red ; the flowers are of medium size, with long, twisted petals. Bertha Mawley.—A distinct and pleasing variety, with long, spiral petals, tapering to a point ; the flowers are large and of a rich cochineal color. Black Prince.—Of perfect form, dwarf and compact habit ; color an intense velvety maroon, almost black. One of the best. Blanche Keith.—A b
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