. The dahlia; a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics cultivation and history . le; floral rays (petals)short as compared with previous type, broad, flat, recurved or twisted, not sharply pointed exceptwhen tips are divided (staghorn), margins only slightly revolute (rolled back), and tubesof outer florets, if any, less than half the length of the ray. Typical examples: Master Carl, Perle de Lyon, Flora, Mrs. J- P- Mace, Kalif and Rheine-konig. 2. Decorative Dahlias. Double flowers, full to center in early season, flat rather than ball-shaped, with broad, flat,somewhat loosely arra


. The dahlia; a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics cultivation and history . le; floral rays (petals)short as compared with previous type, broad, flat, recurved or twisted, not sharply pointed exceptwhen tips are divided (staghorn), margins only slightly revolute (rolled back), and tubesof outer florets, if any, less than half the length of the ray. Typical examples: Master Carl, Perle de Lyon, Flora, Mrs. J- P- Mace, Kalif and Rheine-konig. 2. Decorative Dahlias. Double flowers, full to center in early season, flat rather than ball-shaped, with broad, flat,somewhat loosely arranged floral rays (petals) with broad points or rounded tips which arestraight or decur\-ed (turned down or back), not incurved, and with margins revolute (rolledback) if rolled at all. Includes forms like those of Souvenir de Gustave Douzon, Jeanne Charmet. LeGrandManitou, Delice, Lyndhurst and Hertha \on Suttner; but docs not include Le Colosse, , Dreers A\hite. Grand Duke Alexis or similar forms, fall into section B of theball-shaped double Dahlias. 14 THE NEW DECORATIVE DAHLIA. MELODY THE DAHLIA. 15


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