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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Dahlia 



td. 



and purple, striped ; NEMESIS, maroon, tipped white ; NORTHERN 

 LIGHT, scarlet, showy ; PRINCE OF LILIPUTIANS, deep maroon, 

 very fine; PURE LOVE, pale lilac, extra good; THE PET, dark 

 maroon, white tip; TITANIA, small yellow, free, and good for 

 cutting; TRIUMPH, scarlet; WHITE ASTER, white, free and 

 good. 



Single Varieties, including a selection from all the various- 

 shaped flowers. ARGUS, deep magenta, shaded rose ; B. BARK- 



Doblia. continued. 



GEORGE CLARK, deep crimson, edged pale purple, extra fine 

 (see Fig. 611); HARLEQUIN, deep rose, centre band of purple 

 in each petal ; H. W. PETITT, bright purplish-rose, edged lilac ; 

 IMOGENE, primrose, shaded lilac ; LUCY IRELAND, rich magenta, 

 suffused crimson, very fine (see Fig. 609, 2); LUTEA GRANDI- 

 FLORA, rich yellow, large and free; MAGPIE, cerise, tipped 

 white, new and distinct, good (see Fig. 607, 1); MAUVE 

 QUEEN, rich mauve, fine large flower; MILLIE GIBBS, white, 

 edged pale yellow, new ; MRS. BOWMAN, purple-magenta extra 



FIG. 609. SINGLE DAHLIAS (1) WHITE PET AND (2) LUCY IRELAND VARIETIES ILLUSTRATING FLOWERS MUCH REFLEXKD 



WAY, deep scarlet, broadly edged orange, new ; BEACON, ttery- 

 crimson, very fine (see Fig. 610, 1) ; BEAUTY OF CAMBRIDGE, 

 fiery-crimson, fine flower; BEDDING GEM, orange-scarlet, dwarf, 

 very floriferous, new; BRIDAL WREATH, creamy-white; CETY- 

 WAYO, rich blackish-maroon, new ; CHERRY, bright cherry, 

 shaded rose; CHRISTINE, pale silvery-pink, good; DANGER, 

 glowing scarlet, small flower (see Fig. 60S, 2) ; DARKNESS, intense 

 dark mulberry, distinct; DR. MOFFAT, dark maroon, margined 

 crimson, new (see Fig. 608, 1); FRANCIS FULL, bright rosy- 

 purple ; FREEDOM, scarlet-lake, new and fine (see Fig. 607, 2) ; 



fine, new; MRS. CASTLE, intense lake, a full circular flower, 

 new; MRS. GOLDRING, rich rosy-pink, large flower; NEGRESS, 

 dark maroon, almost black, distinct foliage; NELLIE WARE, 

 purplish-crimson, good form, new; PARAGON, deep maroon, 

 good old variety ; SCARLET DEFIANCE, rich scarlet, fine flower ; 

 TERRA-COTTA, distinct colour, like terra-cotta ; THALIA, rich 

 amaranth, dwarf ; T. S. WARE, orange-scarlet, large circular 

 flower, new ; UTILITY, orange, suffused scarlet (see Fig. 610, 2) ; 

 VICTOR STRANDBERG, rich scarlet, dark centre, new; WHITE 

 PET, small flower, white, suffused pale rose, flue for cutting 



