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The following descriptions and prices of some of Wid- 

 nall's finest seedlings, will give some idea of the value at- 

 tached to them in England at that time : — 



" No. 3, — I have just named Juliet, color a rose, inclining 

 to rosy purple ; suj^erior in shape to Widnall's perfection ; 

 height three feet; price £7 (or about $35). 



No. 3. — Not named. A bright yellow, tipped witli 

 orange-scarlet; fine shape ; lieiglit three feet; price £ 1.10. 



No. |. — Not named. Ground dark-purple, beautifully 

 shaded and striped with crimson ; height five feet ; price 

 £2, 



No. 281. — Just named Golden Sovereign, a deep gold 

 yellow ; height four to five feet; price £5. 



C. — Not named. A white ground, edged with the 

 same color as the Queen of Dahlias, and surpasses every 

 Dahlia seen for shape ; three to four feet high ; price £ 10 

 (or 150). 



J). — Just named Marchioness of ; fine white 



ground, exquisitely edged with beautiful rose; large 

 flowers and very fine shape ; three feet high ; price £ 10. 



JEJ.^. — Not named A white, finely margined, with rosy 

 lilac cupped petals ; globular shaped ; very fine ; four 

 feet high ; price £ 5." 



These plants, then in Mr. Widnall's possession, were 

 not to be sent out by him till the following year in May. 

 Probably not one of all his seedHngs are in existence at 

 the present time, and if they were, would be dear at $1.50 

 ]ier dozen plants. 



