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likely to be soon out of date. 
giving a brief list representing the 
that it contains the best or newest forms. 
FLOWERS OF GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE 
We shall, therefore, be content with 
various sections without pretending 
For these we recommend the 
reader to consult the lists of the large growers who make Dahlias a 
special feature of their business. 
SHOW AND FANCY VARIETIES. 
Duchess of York, neta eed and edged 
with salmon-pink, 4 feet. 
George — large, bright crimson, 
4 fee 
John Pattie large, pure white, 2} feet. 
Le Colosse, very large, reddish, 34 feet. 
Norma, large, orange-buff, 4 feet. 
— yellow shaded with aie and 
nged with rosy purple, 3 feet. 
Motes Stanton, clear yellow, pte habit, 
fee 
3 
Mrs. eke « ilvery pi 
nk, 
Shotesham nite white, tipped and shaded 
rose, 3 fee 
POMPONE VARIETIES. 
de Te Searle, bright orange, dwarf. 
Capt. rth ie dark maroon, shaded crim- 
Cecil, nar = with white. 
Ceres, deep er 
Eric, small, seariet tipped, striped white. 
Eva, rosy carmine, nea 
Florence a yellow, edged with 
crimso: 
** SINGLE” 
Annie Hughes, ~ clear yellow, shading 
at margins. 
Chilwell ra “might chestnut belted 
with dee 
Duchess of Fife, perce edged with deep 
oran 
Duke of York, orange-scarlet, with yellow 
g round disk. 
Eclipse, rich scarlet-crimson, with orange 
ring round disk. 
Faust, rich crimson. 
Hilda, deep rose, tipped and striped white. 
Irene, rosy purple, tipped with white. 
Model, fawn, blotched and shaded with 
ink. 
Pomponei, creamy pink, — centre. 
owen, yellow with scarlet e 
Sovereign, bright yellow 
Zoar, dwarf, ice, edged pink. 
VARIETIES. 
Gertrude, lilac-rose, with hase! ring. 
itty, white, tinged rosy ma 
Lady Helen, clear bright vale: tipped 
with white 
Miss Jefferies, mauve and magenta, with 
red ring. 
Mr. Rose, bright rose, striped with pure 
white. 
Northern ele bright red, edged with 
golden 
Yellow Satin, sank pale yellow. 
CACTUS VARIETIES. 
Reowty of Wilts, terra cotta, shaded with 
Blanche Keith, pure yellow 
Cannell’s Brillia nt, maroon-crims 
hess of York, rich orange-red. 
Cultivation. 
Ernest Glasse, purple- magenta. 
Mrs. eart, pure white. : juish 
Robert Cannell, magenta, with bw 
inge. 
Saltctury White, snow-white, small. 
Most gardens will produce a good show of Dahlias, 
but to obtain from these plants the best results they 
should be grown in a somewhat heavy and rich soil. If the ground in 
which it is proposed to plant Dahlias is 
be added 
in need of manure, this should 
the previous autumn or winter, otherwise it will tend to over- 
