The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-28
4 exceedingly foriferous Dahlia.

Flowers medium size. perfect. dark
qulled, flushed lavender, though per-
fectIy white when grown in the shade.
There were three purple-hOwered
Dahlias in my collection, Claribel.
Challenge and Baron Schroeder.
These flowers were in all respects fine,
save the color, the first, described in
catalogue as of a rich, royal purple,
proved to be a dull color. indeed; the
other two were of faded purple,
decidedly so.
The variable Dahlia, with white and
red petals intermingled, ''Uncertain
ty,'' was attractive to some persons.
''JarOsky,' proved to beequally as
interesting, most profuse and con-
stant blOOmer; flowers medium size
and double, with cOlOrs ranging
through many shades of yellow,
orange, red, and white; the colOrs
arranged in an infinite variety of ways
sometimes a flower would be self
colored, while others on the same stem
would he varied with two or more
colors. or perhaps with all of them.
One season l succeeded admirably
with Dahlias grown from seed. Most
of them were single and exceptionally
fine. One of these | admired greatly
The flower was large, single, with
golden center, the five petals We're
broad, velvety. and of the most vivid
scarlet. | named this Dahlia Helen,
in honor of a dear young lady who
was visiting us that summer. and who
expressed great admiration for this
flower.
| cannot resist the inclination to tell
Of of
This had Il bright golden center. The
broad petals were velvety, and black,
intensely black, and the flowers were
fragrant with the fragrance of the
sweet viOlets.
The Dahlia TOmOssissima Picta, has
large semi-double flowers with petals
of pure scarlet with a buff stripe
down the center of each This is a
thrifty grower and profuse bloomer
The Dahlias. Prince of Darkness,
Prince of Orange, and VIM. Agnew (the
last miS-named), one of the same size,
style. and shape, each double with q
yellow disk and long and recurring
petals. The Prince of Orange is of
a dull buff color, not at all pretty
VIM. ASnew has irregular petals,
velvety. of rich. glowing scarlet Worth
having for its color alone.
| fear | cannot do justice to the
prince of Darkness, it is unrivaled
for richness of color 1t is superb;
velvety petals of rich, glowing Grim
son flushed with a lustrOus blackness
Mrs. Hawkins eXcells as a fine.
large plant, with a lavish growth of
foliage, and large flowers measuring
fully eight inches across the base, the
flowers are lOOse-petaled of a pale
Primrose yellow, flushed lilac.
In my opinion the pink Dahlias,
Nymphea, and A. ID. LivOni are over
eXtOlled. | bought them of florists.
and received them in exchange, and
l was disappointed in them all.
From a dear friend, | received a
Dahlia tuber unnamed. This was a
fine tuber, three inches long, with two
sprouts just starting, one each side of
the stalk: so. | split the tuber length
wise. so that each half had a bit of
the stalk with the sprout, these /
started. each in fOur-inch pot, and
when the sprouts were six inches
high. set them in the ground where
they grew apace until five feet high,
forming handsome plants. The flowers
were medium size, double, with wax
like petals, which were of soft.
snowy-white, tipped and faxed with a
clear. soft yellow, shading to lovely