ob:.l DAHLIA SHOW, 



Hollyhock Prince Imperial :— from Mr. K. W. Bircham, 

 Hedenbam Rosary, Bungay. A dark claret-coloured variety, of 

 moderately good form, but with the guard petals rather rough. 

 It was CoMjrENDED on account of its strou« colour. 

 Besides the foregoing there were : — 



Dahlias-: — frona Mr. Toener : Count Cavour, primrose, 

 slightly tipped ; Majestica, maroon, of good shape, but the florets 

 too angular; Cajididate, crimson ; Chieftain, a coarse variety. 

 —From Mr. Harkison, Darlington : Lady Bolton, white, coarse ; 

 John Hamson, red, of fair average quality ; Belle, blush, verv 

 ribby and coarse.— From Mr. Dodds, Salisbury : Minnie Dodds, 

 peacli colour, or shaded rosy-lilac ; this, which was now out of 

 conditjon, had received a Commendation ou August J3th • 

 Volunteer, carnation striped, too confused ; Lady Elcho, prim- 

 rose, slightly tipped with rose, deficient in form ; Blondin, rosy- 

 pui-ple, tipped with white, too coarse.— From Mr. C. J. Pebry: 

 Paragon, golden-yellow, edged with rosy-scarlet, an attractive sort ; 

 Mauve ftueen, mauve colour, with florets of good substance.- 

 ^rom Mr. G. Rawlings: Sir J. Outram, crimson, of good out- 

 hne, but with bad centre; Empress of India, dark shaded 

 maroon, too coarse.— From Mr. Keynes: Eoyal Purple, deep 

 purple, too flat; Imperial, dark amaranth or rubv-purple, some- 

 what qmlly ; this was Commended on August 20th ; Goldfinch, 

 primrose, suff'used with cherry ; Maid of Bath, white, faintlv 

 tipped with purple, rather confused : commended August mh; 

 Oscar, light red; Maria Carter, white, heavily tipped, attractive: 

 commended August 90th.— From, the Rev. C. Roe, Little 

 Welnetbara Rectory, Bury St. Edmonds : Bridesmaid, canarv- 

 yellow, shgbtly tipped, deficient in properties.— From Mr. Pope : 

 Crimson King, too confused; BenaSpicer, yellow, no improve- 

 ment.— From Mr. Cooleno, MileashNurseries^ Derby: Volunteer, 

 salmon-buff, too flat and confused.— From Mr. Vincent Smpkin, 

 gardener to C. T. Notts, Esq., Clendon Hall, near Sunderland, 

 an unnamed seedling, rosy-lilac, large and somewhat coarse. 



MoUyliocks:— from Mr. Bikcham: Countess of Stradbroke, 

 sulphur-white, undecided.— From Mr. W Chater • Macrantha, 

 rosy-carmme, coarse; Erebus, crimson, coarse: Agenora, light 

 Trlier'' ^^^''''^''^ ^^ properties ; Hesperis, deficient in pro- 

 Petunias : 



