. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . owers are5 inches and over in diameter, and spherical in shape;they therefore partake of both types, but a
. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . owers are5 inches and over in diameter, and spherical in shape;they therefore partake of both types, but are sufficientlydifferent to spoil the harmony, when exhibited in eitherthe Show or Decorative class. Le Colosse is the firstof this type of dahlia, and hybridization has given alarge number of seedlings, which are almost identicalin form, shape, and size, the most prominent beingat present American Beauty, Giant Purple or RoyalPm-ple, J. K. Alexander, Surpasse Colosse, and Janne(Yellow) Colosse. The Pompon type is a small foi-m of the Show andFancy types. It has the same colors and the same form,but the flowers are smaller and more abundant. Asa rule, the smaller the floweis the prettier and moreindividual ihoy are. The larger they are, the morethey suffer by comparison with the Show type. Per-haps their greatest point is their productiveness. \^henprofusion is the main idea, not great «ize and quality,the Pompons are the favorite type of dahlia for cut-flowers. DAHLIA DAHLIA 955. 1209. Dahlia Merckii. Redrawn from the Botanical Magazine,for 1841. The Single dahlias may be freely produced, but theyare not so lasting for cut-flowers. The Single type hashad many ups and downs. In the reaction againstformalism, it came to the front about 1881, and forseveral j-ears thereafter several hundred forms werekept distinct and they were made the chief feature of the Europeanshows. Whenthe dahlia firstcame into culti-vation, its rayswere relativelylong, slen-der, acuminate,notched at thee
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