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General Bainbrigp^e, Gloria Mundif*, Golden Christinef, Golden 

 Cluster, Her Majesty, Rival Little Harry, Lord Clyde, Lord Rane- 

 laghf, Julie Lagraveref*, Le Grand, Mrs. George Rundlef*, Mrs. 

 Forsyth, Prince Alfred, George Glenuy, Prince of Wales, Progne, 

 Sparkler, Yestaf, Virgin Queen, White Christinef, White Venusf. 



Best Thirty Pompones, for Exhibition Specimens or Conserva- 

 tory Decoration. — Acis, Aigle d'Or, Amyf, Andromeda, Aurore 

 Borealef, Bobf*, Cedo Nulli, Fanny, Florence, General Canrobertf*, 

 Golden Auroref*, Helenef, Innocence, Mrs. Hull, Judy, Little 

 Beautyt, Madame Eugene Domage*, Madlle Marthef*, Madge 

 Wildfire, Miranda, Miss Julia, Mrs. Dix, Mrs. Turner, President 

 Decaisne, Prince Kenna, Rose d'Amour, Rose Trevennaf*, St. 

 Michael, Salamon, Stella, White Travennaf*. 



Best Eighteen Japanese, for the Conservatory. — Aurantiumf, 

 €romatellat. Dr. Master8*t, Elaine*t, Fair Maid of Guernsey t, G. 

 P. Wilson, Garnetf, Grandiflora*!, James Salter*t, Madame 

 Godillott, Nagasaki Violet, Prince Satsumaf, Red Dragon* t, Red 

 Indian, The Daimiof, The Mikado, The Sultau*t, Wizard. 



Best Fifteen of all Classes, for the Amateur, selected from 

 the above. — Large-flowered — ChevalierDomage, GloriaMundi, George 

 Glenny, Mrs. George Rundle, Dr. Sharpe, Prince Alfred, Princess 

 Beatrice. Japanese — Elaine, James Salter, Garnet. Bompones — 

 Golden Aurore, Fanny, Madame Eugene Domage, Madlle. Marthe, 

 and Rose Trevenna. 



Those who may require a fewer number of either of the above 

 classes should take first of all those marked thus *, and if these 

 are not sufiicient take in addition those marked thus f- 



DAHLIA COCCINEA. 



BY HENET CANNELL, 

 Nurseries, Swanley and Woolwich. 



|URING the past summer, I had in my nurseries at 

 Swanley upwards of one and a half acres of dahlias, 

 and although the collection comprised all the finest 

 varieties in cultivation, I am bound to say that one of 

 the most attractive of all was Dahlia coccinea, from 

 ■which it is supposed all the varieties of the florists' type have . 

 descended. It was introduced rather more than seventy years ago, 

 and in the race after the varieties with double flowers it has been 

 quite lost sight of, to the injury of our gardens. As it is now 

 comparatively unknown, 1 will say, for the information of readers 

 interested in these flowers, it is as unlike a dahlia of tbe ordinary 

 type as it well can be, excepting in the foliage. The flowers are 

 quite single, perfectly flat, and measure from three to four inches in 

 diameter. TLe colour is an intense crimson scarlet, and as the 

 flowers are borne in the most profuse mauner possible, and well 

 Above the foliage, well developed plants, standing singly or in 



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