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to represent the classification of the flowers according to 

 their shape, and do not refer to the colours, al a great 

 diversity of these is included in each group. Many are 

 self-coloured ; others, which are edged, blotched or striped, 

 are termed Fancy varieties of the Single-flowered class. 

 Show Varieties. ACME OF PERFECTION, primrose-yellow; 

 ALEXANDER CRAMOND, maroon, shaded crimson, good ; ARBI- 

 TRATOR, delicate fawn; AURORA, golden-buff, distinct; BESSIE, 



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fine flower; GEORGE RAWLINQS, dark maroon, finely cupped; 

 GOLDFINDER, yellow, tipped red; GRAND NATIONAL, yellow, 

 very fine, new ; HERBERT TURNER, white, tinged lilac ; HOPE, 

 bright rosy-lilac, large; H. W. WARD, yellow, heavily edged 

 with crimson ; IMPERIAL, deep purple, shaded lilac, fine form ; 

 JAMES COCKER, large, purple, very fine ; JAMES VICK, purplish- 

 maroon; JOHN COCKER, glossy black; JOHN NEVILLE KEYNES, 

 fine yellow ; JOHN WYATT, deep scarlet ; JULIA WYATT, creamy- 

 white, large and good; LEAH, golden-yellow; LILLIE WARD, 

 white, tinged pale rose ; MAJOR CORNWALLIS WEST, scarlet, 



FIG. 607. SINGLE DAHLIAS (1) MAGPIE AND (2) FREEDOM VARIETIES ILLUSTRATING STELLATE FLOWERS. 



lilac, full; BURGUNDY, dark puce, suffused light purple, good; 

 CARDINAL, rich scarlet, full, of fine form ; CHARLES XIDGARD, 

 deep yellow, edged crimson ; CHARLES TURNER, yellow, edged 

 and tipped crimson ; CHARLOTTE DORLING, large white, tipped ; 

 CONDOR, peculiar colour, buff, shaded orange; COUNTESS OF 

 LONSDALE, rosy-lilac ; CREAM OF THE VALLEY, cream, tinged 

 salmon, fine form ; CRITERION, bright rose, good ; CROWN PRINCE, 

 pale buff full; DAUNTLESS, dark orange, shad 

 creamy-white, edged purple ; DEWDROP, deep pr 

 OF ALBANY, rich crimson, fine form ; EDWARD PURCHASE, bright 

 crimson ; ETHEL BRITTEN, blush-white, edged purple ; FLAG OF 

 TRUCE, white, tipped lilac ; FRANK RAWLINGS, purplish-magenta, 



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orange, shaded; DELIGHT, 

 imrose ; DUKE 



shaded orange ; MRS. GLADSTONE, delicate soft pink, new and 

 very fine; MRS. HARRIS, white, edged pale lilac, good; MRS. 

 HENSHAW, white, large and full ; MRS. P. WYNDHAM, yellow, 

 edged rosy-purple ; MRS. W. RASKINS, fawn, distinct and good, 

 new ; MURIEL, fine clear yellow, new ; OVID, rich purple, extra 

 good ; BOSETTA, large purple ; BUBY GEM, ruby-crimson, small 

 yellow tip, new ; SHIRLEY HIBBERD, dark crimson ; STATESMAN, 

 purplish-crimson, new ; SUNBEAM, bright clear buff, good form ; 

 THOMAS GOODWIN, dark maroon ; WALTER H. WILLIAMS, bright 

 scarlet, large and fine ; WILLIAM RAWLINGS, rich crimson-purple. 



Fancy Varieties. ALDERMAN, lilac, striped and spotted purple, 



