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Maur, Essex Triumph, Admiral Stopford, Lady Leicester, Rose d'Amour, 

 Biondetla, Compacta, Bathonia, Beauty of Sussex, Nonpareil, Essex Bride, 

 — To Mr. Weedon of Hillingdon. 



Royal Horticultural Society of Cornwall. — Best twelve flowers : 

 Bathonia, Mrs. Shelly, Cleopatra, Alice Hawthorn, Orlando, Princess Royal, 

 Lady Antrobus, Sir E. Antrobus, Marquis of Bath, Beeswing, Antagonist 

 and Orange Superb. 



Metropolitan Society's Dahlia Show. — Best twenty-four blooms : — 

 Beauty of Sussex, Mrs. Shelly, Nonpareil, Prometheus, Cleopatra, Bees- 

 wing, Eximia, Marquis of Aylesbury, Indispensable, Essex Triumph, Queen 

 of Roses, Springfield Rival, Lady St. Maur, Raphael, Mrs. Anderson, 

 Victory of Sussex, Duchess of Richmond, Capt. Warner, Biondetta, Prin- 

 cess Radziwell, Cloth of Gold, Sir J. S. Richardson, Princess Royal, and 

 Admiral Stopford — To Mr. Turner, of Chalrey, near London. 



These are four of the principal societies, and they afford the best index 

 of the true merit of the different varieties. 



The seedlings exhibited before the Metropolitan Society are reported upon 

 as follows : — Among the seedlings were some of great merit, especially 

 Keynes's Yellow Standard, and Turner's Scarlet Gem, to both of which 

 first class certificates were awarded : the former is a large flower, of fine 

 form and clear bright color ; the latter is also large and brilliant, and finely 

 formed. First class certificates were also given to Turner's Berryer, a 

 large dark maroon flower, to Bragg's Master Geo. Clayton, a good formed 

 fancy flower, with white edged purple petals, and to Turner's Miss Nye, 

 a large flower, white, with rosy tips — all of fine properties. A first class 

 certificate was also given to a light rose-colored flower named Mount fitchet, 

 not marked with the Exhibitor's name. Louis Philippe, also from Mr. 

 Turner, is likewise a very fine flower of a deep claret color. Mr. Bragg had 

 several beautiful fancy varieties — Fancy Boy, Star, and Mrs. Edwards. 



Our correspondent, who keeps us informed of all the "crack" flowers, 

 writes us that the following are all he can recommend as first rate : — 



Andromeda, Collinson's, Primrose, tipt with carmine, very fine. Received 

 five prizes. 



Scarlet Gem, Turner's, very first rate, six prizes. 



Lady of the Lake, white, with carmine tip, very beautiful, _/o«r prizes. 



Victoria, Bushell's, Hght rose, very fine. 



Hon. Mr. Herbert, Brown's, salmon color, first rate. 



Queen of Sheba, Wilkinson's, — the finest white in the world. 



Captivation, Brown's, chocolate, mottled with puce. 



Louis Philippe, Turner's, dark puce. 



Golden Fleece, Union, fine light orange. 



Yellow Standard, Keynes's. The most beautiful yellow ever yet seen. 



Berryer, Turner's, darkest flower, very beautiful. 



The " cream" of ihe fancy flowers of this year, he informs us, are Essex 

 Goldfinch, Mimosa, Narcissus, Prince de Joinville, Punch, Gaiety, Her- 

 mione, and Multicator Admirabilis. From this list, the amateur may gather 

 all the desirable information to be obtained in regard to the dahlia. — Ed. 



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