. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 296 The American Florist. Sept. 4, A Quarter Century of Dahlias. The past 25 years have shown a won- derful development that is unprece- dented in the annals of any other flow- er in a similar period of time. In 1884 we had the regulation ball shaped types —show, fancy and pompon—as heavy and regular as if carved out of a tur- nip—beautiful in every way, and per- fect—too perfect. In fact, even to this day a new creation in one of the more graceful types brings forth the expres- sion, "It does not look like a
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 296 The American Florist. Sept. 4, A Quarter Century of Dahlias. The past 25 years have shown a won- derful development that is unprece- dented in the annals of any other flow- er in a similar period of time. In 1884 we had the regulation ball shaped types —show, fancy and pompon—as heavy and regular as if carved out of a tur- nip—beautiful in every way, and per- fect—too perfect. In fact, even to this day a new creation in one of the more graceful types brings forth the expres- sion, "It does not look like a dahlia," so fixed had become the popular con- ception of what constituted a dahlia. Even the older single varieties had that same heavy, regular form to the point of stiffness, in marked contrast to the more graceful, irregular or butterfly types to be seen today. THE FIKST CACTUS. Jaurezi had been introduced as the original cactus and was well named with its deep rich scarlet-red color and broad, flat, pointed petals, and it seems too bad we could not have had the name attached to this type. But the development has been such that today .laurezi would probably be disqualified in an up-to-date exhibition of cactus dahlias. This development has removed the class as far from "cactus" form as it has left the original behind, but as there is nothing in a name we welcome the most astonishing results of con- sistent effort, as seen in the newer cac- tus dahlias of today. This effort has given every conceivable form from the heavy Standard Bearer, with its rigid pointed petals and erect stems, to The Pilot, an immense flower six inches and more across, in color blending through yellow, orange and scarlet, and petals long, closely rolled or quilled and most gracefully twisted or incurved. During this period thousands of va- rieties have been produced, but varie- ties like Kriemhilde, Mrs. H. J. Jones, Standard Bearer, Floradora, etc., have held their own best, be
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