By Mr. William Smith. 



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short and ovate, a little quilled, decreasing in size towards the centre, frequently 

 becoming curled, and surrounding the bright yellow disc. Stem tinged with 

 purple ; leaves smooth, dark green and shining ; peduncles short and stiff. The 

 plant grows from one and a half to two and a half feet high. Flowers abundantly 

 and early. 



54. Wells's Princess Alexandrina Victoria. Flowers about two and a half 

 inches in circumference, of a dark purplish crimson colour; florets regular in 

 their disposition, somewhat quilled, rounded and entire at the points, sometimes 

 a little reflexed ; disc brownish, intermixed with small scales. Stem brownish ; 

 leaves small, smooth and soft, dark shining green. The plant grows from two 

 and a half to three feet high. Flowers early and abundantly. 



Section 6. Bright Purplish Crimson. 



55. Wells's Bright Purple. Flowers rather small, from two to two and a 

 half inches in diameter, semidouble, of a bright purplish crimson colour ; florets 

 rather irregular, half quilled, nearly entire ; disc bright yellow, w ith small scales. 

 Stem tinged with purple ; leaves short, dark green ; peduncles long. The plant 

 grows about three feet high. Flowers abundantly and very early. 



56. Wells's Floribunda Nana. Flowers small, semidouble, of a bright 

 crimson, fading to purple towards the extremity of the florets; florets half 

 quilled, more or less notched at the points, of different sizes, irregular in their 

 disposition, and curled in the centre ; disc small and scaly. Stem dark brown ; 

 leaves small, dark green ; peduncles rather short. The plant grows from one foot 

 to one foot and a half high. F owers very early and abundantly. This is the 

 dwarfest of all the Dahlias with which I am acquainted; it begins flowering 

 before it is nine inches high. 



57- Wells's Excellent, commonly called Rose-coloured. Flowers large and 

 double, about four inches in diameter, of a clear light purplish crimson colour ; 

 florets half-quilled and reflexed ; disc yellow, small, and scaly. Stem brownish ; 

 leaves dull green ; peduncles pendulous. The plant grows about three feet high. 

 Flowers early and abundantly. 



Section 11. Buff. 



58. Wells's Gris de-Un. Flowers large, about four inches in diameter, com- 

 pact and rather flat, not fully double, of a rich buff velvet colour tinged with 

 pink; florets broad, a little inflexed at the edges, generally entire; disc sur- 



