DAHLIA CATALOGUE. 195 



t Denotes American Seedling*. * Free Bloomers. New Varieties. HEIGHT 



IN FEET' 



* Sulphurea Elegans, (Jones's,*) sulphur, often tinged with red 5 to 6 

 Summum Bonum, (Girling's?) purple bronze - 5 to 6 



* Sunbury Hero, ( FFiZ/ner's,) yellow, tipped with red - 5 to C 



* Surpasse Triumph Royal, durably fine, scarlet ruby - 4 to 5 

 Sussex Defiance, (Elphinstone's,) chocolate, very rare - 5 to 6 



* Sylph, {Widnall's t } white, deeply edged with rose - 4 to 5 

 Sylvesta, white, sometimes tinted with lilac - - 5 to 6 



* Sylvia, (WidnalFs,} pale rose, finely cupped - 4 to 5 

 Symmetry, (Douglas's.') handsome dark crimson - 4 to 5 



* Topaz, (Girling's,) fine golden yellow - 3 to 4 



* Tower of Sarum, (Wi/mer's,) rich rosy crimson - 4 to 5 

 Triumphant, (Jeffrie' ',) purple, finely cupped - 4 to 5 



* Unique, (Ansell's^) light yellow, tipped with red - 4 to 5 

 Venosa, (Wheeler's,) blush, margined with rosy crimson - 5 to 6 



* Victoria Regina, (Harris's) beauti.ul blush - - 4 to f> 



* Victory, (Knight's,) rich dark crimson - 5 to 6 

 Village Maid, white, edged with lilac - 4 to 5 

 Virgin Queen, pure white, finely formed flower - 5 to 6 

 Viscountess of Beresford, dark crimson, tipped with white - 4 to 5 

 Warminster Rival, extra bright purple - C to 7 

 t Washington, white, inclining to blush - - 4 to 5 

 Waterloo Scarlet (Catleugfi's,) orange scarlet, cupped - 4 to 5 



* Wonder, (Green's,'} white, laced with rosy lilac, splendid - 4 to 5 



* Wormley Star, (Spier's,") vivid scarlet - 6 to 7 

 Yellow Defiance, ( COOT'S,) splendid flower, the roots of 



which were selling "in London, Nov. 1839, at 15 ster- 

 ling, equal to Sixty-six doltars - - 4 to 5 



* Yellow Perfection, (Stone's,) extra fine dark yellow 4 to 5 

 t Yemassee, (Arnold's,*) crimson maroon, always perfect 4 to 5 

 Yorkshire Hero, splendid ruby rose - 4 to 5 



* Zeno, (Elphinst one's,) beautiful purple, blended with white 4 to 5 

 Zitella, fine rosy pink - 3 to 4 



* Zolermio, (Priestley s ; ) clear deep yellow - 5 to 6 



As some amateurs are apt to fancy, that the most econo- 

 mical method of obtaining a supply of Dahlias in their 

 gardens, is to raise them from seed, it may be necessary to 

 remind such, that the trouble and expense of raising any 

 quantity of seedlings, is equal to that attending the cultiva- 

 tion of the same number of the choicest varieties'; and 

 when it is considered that the greatest proportion of a plan- 



