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4 feet ; W. H. Williams, scarlet, 4 feet ; Pioneer, dark crimson, 

 3 feet. 



Boxihh Dahlias (FancT/). — Annie Pritcliard, white, lilac and 

 rose, 3i feet ; Chorister, fawn, crimson and rose, 3 feet ; Charles 

 Wyatt,"'rose and crimson, 4 feet ; Florence Stark, white and purple, 



3 feet; Flora Wyatt, orange and red, 4 feet; Frederick Smith, 

 lilac and purple, 4 feet ; Hugh Austin, orange scarlet and dark red, 



4 feet ; James O'Brien, yellow and crimson, 3 feet; Jesse M'Intosh, 

 red and white, 3| feet ; Janette, suliDhur, white tipped, 4 feet ; 

 Lady Antrobus, red and white, 3 feet ; Beauty, yellow and light 

 rose, 4 feet ; Miss Bond, lilac, maroon spot, 3 feet ; Professor 

 Fawcett, lilac, chocolate stripe, 3 feet ; Robert Burns, lilac and 

 maroon, 3 feet ; Regularity, blush Avhite and crimson, 4 feet ; 

 Rev. J. B. M. Camm, yellow and red, 3 feet ; Sam Bartlett, blush 

 and crimson, 3 feet; Trotty Veck, yellow and purple, 3 feet; 

 WiUiam Ady, lilac and piu'i)le, 3| feet. 



Bouquet Dahlias. — For decorative pm'poses, especially for small 

 gardens, these possess considerable value ; indeed they are useful 

 everywhere. Adonis, rosy carmine ; Burning Coal, yellow and 

 crimson ; Camelliaflora, white ; Dove, white and rosy lilac ; Dora, 

 primrose and white ; Emotion, lilac ; Fireball, orange scarlet ; 

 Fair Helen, white and purple ; Golden Nugget, yellow ; German 

 Favourite, lake ; Guiding Star, white ; Little Mistress, crimson ; 

 Little Nigger, maroon ; Minnie, salmon and purple ; Northern 

 Light, scarlet ; Rogiere Chauvier, crimson and white. The Bouquet 

 Dahlias, or Pompone, as they are sometimes called, vary in height 

 from 2 feet to 2 J- feet. All have neat double flowers. Some are 

 valuable for cutting. 



Sin;/le Dahlias. — Attraction, pink and lake ; Argus, magenta ; 

 Darkness, mulberry ; Beauty of Cambridge, crimson; Elaine, white; 

 Evelyn, white and lilac ; Francis Fell, rosy purple ; Harlequin, 

 rose and purple ; Magnificence, light pink ; Mrs. Burbidge, violet- 

 purple ; Ne Plus Ultra, dark crimson ; Pink Queen, pink ; Rob 

 Roy, scarlet ; Thalia, amaranth ; Purple King, White Queen, and 

 the semi-double Cactus in various colours, which are well adapted 

 for planting en inasse. 



The flowers of these single varieties have a light elegant habit, 

 and look well in the border. When pegged down they make a 

 striking bed. They vary in height from 2| feet to 4 feet. 



The Pansy. — To have this family really fine the ground must 

 be deep and fairly rich, without fresh manure. The plants turn 

 sickly, and frequently die, if strong or rank manure comes imme- 

 diately mto contact with their roots. Fresh turfy loam, with 

 which has been incorporated two or three months previously a little 



