14 OBSETIVATIONS ON THE DAHLIA. 



B. Vicar of Wakefield, is only moderately good, too flat, and 

 the back petals completely fall, before the flower is expanded, 

 and the colour is dull. 



Gaines's Ada, a large blush flower, moderately good, but too 

 thin and flat for a stand of less than 36. 



G. Countess of Jersey, petals too much involuted to form a 

 show flower. 



G. Brilliant, simliar but worse than the last. 



G. Sergeant Talfourd, is too much quilled, and though of a 

 pretty colour, the blooms are too tender to carry to an exhibi- 

 tion. 



Barnes's Rival Queen, a very neat formed flower, but not 

 of the right stamp to qualify it for competition with our prize 

 flowers. 



B. Regulator, is much too starry and hard in the eye, ever to 

 obtain approval. 



Salter's Ion, trash, have grown two plants of this, neither of 

 which has produced a double flower. 



Harding's Mary Queen of Scots, is very good when perfect flow- 

 ers can be*obtained, which is seldom. It requires to be grown 

 strong and well cut away. 



Foster's Australia, is a crimson red frequently shaded, rather 

 too thin of petals around the eye, but may sometimes be intro- 

 duced as a show flower. 



F. Beauty of Kingscote, is a splendid largo light flower with a 

 deep and regular lace of crimson purple, and though rather flat 

 in form, no collection should be without it. 



F. Eva, is one of the best flowers grown, almost every bloom 

 produced being perfect, and I have no doubt it will be in great 

 demand the coming spring. 



F. Kingscote Rival, a fine bright pink coloured flower, the pe- 

 tals arc rather pointed, and is rather too flat in form, notwith- 

 standing which, it is a good flower. 



Knight's Lady Webster, is very uncertain, curious colour, and 

 oftentimes coming with an open eye, but when good the form is 

 unique; it will only come in as a front row flower in a stand, in 

 consequence of being rather small. 



K. Victory, a bold deep crimson flower, not cupped, but of 

 very superior form, nearly always coming full and fine; all 

 who have seen it, holds it in high estimation. 



