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Seedlings of 1844 were exhibited in trays of four blooms each, and the 

 following flowers were awarded certificates. 1st. To Mr. Keynes, for a noble 

 flower named Sir E. Antrobus. 2d. To Mr. Gaines, for Princess Radziwill, 

 white with purple tip. 3d. To Mr. Trentfield, for Lady Stopford, rosy red. 

 4th. To Mr. Girling, for the Queen of the Perpetuals, lavender. 5th. To 

 Messrs. F. & A. Smith, for Newington Rival, purple crimson, and Prome- 

 theus, light purple. Mr. Whale also exhibited specimens of a white, named 

 Marchioness Cornwallis, and a dark, the Marquis of Aylesbury. Mr. Tur- 

 ner, of Chatrey, showed blooms of four seedlings to be sent out in 1846, 

 named Magician, a mixture of yellow and red ; Miss Prettyman, white, hav- 

 ing the ends of petals on the back tipped with lavender. Vanguard and Mrs. 

 Caudle. The prize presented by Mr. Cook, for the best blooms of Albion, 

 was awarded to Mr. Bushel. 



From these reports the fancier can readily perceive which are the leading 

 kinds, and we close our notice of the dahlia for 1845, with the following 

 notes by an amateur friend, who has relieved us of the duty of further com- 

 menting on the above reports : — 



Plaving, for several years past, paid some attention to the cultivation of 

 the dahlia, and from time to time imported the new varieties which were 

 most highly recommended by the English horticultural publications, I send 

 you herewith, in compliance with your request, a few remarks upon some 

 of the new varieties which will be offered by the English growers in the 

 spring of 1846, and a list of the best of these which have been sent out this 

 year. It may be remarked, however, at the outset, that either from a dif- 

 ference of climate, the manner of growing, or the unwarrantable system of 

 puffing, the importer of new varieties will be often disappointed and perhaps 

 be misled by published descriptions. We have, therefore, inconsequence of 

 repeated disappointments in the results anticipated from published descrip- 

 tions of new dahlias, taken some pains to obtain the opinions of growers 

 who are responsible, and describe only those specimens which they have 

 seen in bloom. 



Of this year's varieties, several of which have bloomed in this country, 

 and which maybe pronounced as good, are Beeswing, an excellent dark red, 

 and which made its way into favor in England, not only without puffing, 

 but against some considerable opposition. Cleopatra, always an excellent 

 yellow, which has taken many prizes. Of this the writer had several plants 

 in bud, but they were cut down by the early frost. Essex Bride, (Tur- 

 ville's,) a light lilac, shown at the Society's Rooms the latter part of the 

 season ; Marc Antony, a yellow orange, in bloom, but not fully developed at 

 the frost ; Lady Leicester, Orlando. Marchioness of Ormonde was very 

 generally distributed among the growers, and will, doubtless, sustain its 

 reputation the ensuing season ; perhaps it was grown rather too strong. 



Of the dahlias for 1845, the most prominent will probably be the follow- 

 ing : — Queen of Perpetuals, (Girling's,) a silvery peach, quite a new color, 

 circular in form, constant, and habit equal to any dahlia grown ; it has 

 takensix prizes. Lady Stopford , (Trentfield's,) lake crimson, excellentform 

 and habit, has taken several first class prizes ; La Polka, primrose, has 



