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On Dahlias. 



gTeen. The plant grows erect, from four to five feet high. Flowers early and very 

 abundantly. 



49. Sulphurea Speciosa. From Mr. Van Eeden. Flowers about the middle 

 size, nearly double, of a clear bright sulphur colour ; florets broader than in the 

 preceding variety (which it resembles), regular, somewhat quilled and recurved ; 

 disc, with scales. Stem, and leaves light green. The plant grows from four to 

 five feet high. Flowers early and in abundance. 



50. Miller's Straw-coloured, Clifton Yellow, or Bristol Yellow. Raised by 

 Mr. John Miller, of Bristol, about 1818. Flowers large and double, about four 

 inches in diameter, of a fine bright yellow colour ; florets small and narrow, some- 

 what quilled in the centre, and recurved at the back ; disc with scales. Stem light 

 green ; leaves large dark green ; peduncles long. The plant grows from five to 

 six feet high, Flowers freely but rather late. 



Class I. Subdivision II. Dwarfs. 

 Section 3.* Light Purple. 



51. Wells's Floribunda. Flowers about the middle size, colour mixed, the 

 base of the florets being dark, and the extremities light purple ; florets rather 

 irregular, somewhat quilled ; disc without scales. Stem dark brown ; leaves dull 

 green ; peduncles long, erect. The plant grows from two to three and a half 

 feet high. Flowers early and profusely. 



Section 5. Morone, or Dark Purplish Crimson. 



52. Wells's Victory. Flowers about three inches in diameter, very compact 

 and nearly full double, of a deep crimson colour, slightly tinged with purple ; 

 florets large, reflexed, slightly notched, sometimes entire, somewhat quilled 

 in the centre ; disc bright yellow. Stem purplish ; leaves small, light green. 

 The plant grows low and bushy, from two to two and a half feet high. Flowers 

 early and very abundantly. 



53. Wells's Sanguinea. Flowers about the middle size, semidouble, flat and 

 compact, of a very dark morone velvet colour, with very little purple ; florets 



* We have not at present Dwarf Dahlias of sufficient variety of colour to fur- 

 nish examples for every section. The following sorts are wanting to complete the 

 classification: Whites, Lilacs, Dark Purples, Light Crimsons, Deep Scarlets, 

 Pure Scarlets, and Oranges. 



