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On Dahlias. 



rounded by small brownish-coloured florets, which afterwards expand and leave 

 a few curled in the centre. Stem brownish; leaves dark green. The plant 

 grows from three to three and a half feet high. Flowers early and very abundantly. 



59. Tendre Agathe. Received from Mr. Van Eeden. Flowers about the 

 middle size, double, of a reddish pale buff colour with a yellow ground ; florets 

 somewhat quilled, irregular and reflexed ; disc without scales. Stem very dark 

 brown ; leaves small, dark green. The plant grows from three to four feet high. 

 Flowers abundantly during the most of the season. 



Section 12. Yellow. 



60. Wells's Dwarf Yellow. Flowers large and massy, about four inches in 

 diameter, nearly full double, of a fine rich yellow, tinged with buff in the centre ; 

 florets very numerous, somewhat quilled and furrowed, cut at the points, and 

 reflexed. Stem dark green; leaves small, light green; peduncles long and 

 pendulous. The plant grows about three feet high. Flowers early and very 

 abundantly. 



The collection of Double Dahlias which I have now de- 

 scribed, may certainly be considered as one of the best 

 existing. The rejection of many kinds has made it very 

 select, and the addition of the dwarf varieties, has given it 

 a character which is almost new. During the last flower- 

 ing season, I examined several newly raised flowers of great 

 excellence, which it will be necessary hereafter to add to 

 those above described; but as my account was necessarily 

 limited to those cultivated in the Garden of the Society, de- 

 scriptions of others could not form a part of it. 



Respecting the cultivation of Dahlias, there is little new 

 to offer. Some good directions on that subject may be 

 found in Mr. Sabine's Paper in these Transactions already 

 referred to. The following is the present method of treating 

 them in the Garden of the Society at Chiswick. 



In the latter end of the season when the frosts have 



