16 THE FLORIST. 



that produce the most douhle flowers ; good growth, and requires 



only an average amount of disbudding ; 3 feet high. 



Miss Spears (Lamont). Crimson, richly shaded with maroon; 



first blooms small, but with good growth they ultimately come 



lar"-e enou"-h for any stand ; fine compact form ; very constant ; 



requires good growth and considerable thinning and disbudding ; 4 



feet high. 



Richard Cohden (Stein). Dark shaded purple, and deservedly a 



o-reat favourite ; should be grown in strong stiff soil ; fine high 



centre ; average thinning; 4 feet high. 



Duke of Wellington (Drummond). Scarlet orange, full-sized 



flower, with petal and outline good ; one of the best for exhibition ; 



good growth in rich strong soil, with moderate thinning early ; 



if disbudded hard at the commencement of the season, size will be 

 gained at the expense of closeness, both in the petal and centre ; 



if grown vigorously, it may be allowed to run to wood, till the 



first buds are nearly shewing colour ; it grows 3 feet high. 



Queen of Beauties (Mitchell). White, tipped with deep crimson, 



waxy in appearance, petal stout; very uncertain. The latter fault 



can, however, in a measure be obviated by getting the plants much 

 more forward than other varieties, and letting them run wild for a 

 time, i. e. leave all shoots and buds on till the first flowers are begin- 

 ning to open ; the buds generally will be sufficiently forward to indi- 

 cate which have long centres, and which round, those that are double, 

 and those that are thin ; remove the bad ones. It should be bloomed 

 under a pot, but not shaded till after a few rows of petals have ex- 

 panded ; if buds are shaded too young, the flowers lose that depth 

 and richness in the tip, which they otherwise possess. It is so fine 

 when caught in good condition, that it is worth trying a whole season 

 for a bloom ; height 4 feet. 



Mr. Seldon (Turner) . Rosy lilac, very deep and full ; a general 

 favourite, as it will grow anywhere, and produce good flowers wher- 

 ever it is cultivated ; 2 to 3 feet high. 



Essex Triumph (Turvill). The oldest flower now grown for 

 exhibition, having been sent out in 1842. In its shaded state this 

 fine dark Dahlia is exceedingly rich ; it is easily cultivated. If it 

 shews a disposition to produce thin flowers, get a fresh supply from 

 a good stock ; it grows 4 feet high. 



Yellow Standard (Keynes). An old favourite of very dwarf habit, 

 and frequently shewn fine at the present day ; it blooms down among 

 the foliage, which renders it difficult to obtain for exhibition. It 

 should be grown strongly; the flowers should not be cut till the 

 morning of the show-day, as it is liable to lose the back petals ; 

 height 2 feet. 



Model (Fellowes). Bronze crimson with bronze tip; full size; 

 constant, and good in habit. This variety must be grown very 

 robust, and thinned hard, or it will be somewhat open in the petal. 

 A fine show-flower when *' well done ;" grows 5 feet high. 



