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There are several excellent sorts which (owing to the late 

 date at which the Conference was held, or other causes) do not, 

 unfortunately, find places in the above list. Among these may 

 be mentioned Mrs. Harris, Vice-President, Purple Prince, Mrs. 

 Dodds, J. N. Keynes, and G. Rawlings. 



Some idea of the representative character of the Conference 

 Exhibition may be formed when it is stated that no fewer than 

 130 different varieties were staged in this section alone. 



List 2. 



The best Shoiu Dahlias, arranged according to colour. 



White and Blush. — Mrs. Gladstone, Flag of Truce, Queen 

 of the Belgians, Mrs. J. Laing. 



Yellow and Orange. — Goldfinder, R. T. Rawlings, Vice- 

 President, Harrison Weir, John N. Keynes, Mrs. G. R. Jefferd, 

 James Stephen. 



Crimson and Scarlet. — Shirley Hibberd, Willie Garratt, 

 Joseph Ashby, Mr. Harris, Crimson King, W. H. Williams. 



Purple and Maroon— -Harry Keith, James Cocker, William 

 Rawlings, Prince of Denmark, Prince Bismarck, James Vick, 

 Purple Prince, Burgundy, Imperial, George Rawlings. 



Tipped or Shaded. — Hon. Mrs. P. Wyndham, Henry Walton, 

 Ethel Britton, Mrs. W. Slack, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Langtry, J. T. 

 West, T. J. Saltmarsh, Mrs. Dodds, Miss Cannell, Mrs. S. 

 Hibberd, J. Bennett. 



Other colours not represented above. — Colonist, Clara, Hope, 

 Mrs. F. Foreman, Earl of Ravensworth, Thomas Hobbs. 



This table will no doubt prove a more useful one to non- 

 exhibitors than the first one. In it an endeavour has been 

 made to place the different varieties in the order of their 

 reliability. 



List 3. 



The Shoio Dahlias mentioned in List 2, arranged in the order 

 of their dates of introduction. 



1868. Flag of Truce, Vice-President. 



1871. James Cocker, John N. Keynes. 



1873. Henry Walton, Mrs. Harris. 



1875. John Bennett. 



1877. Burgundy, Mrs. S. Hibberd. 



1879. Clara, Joseph Ashby, Prince Bismarck. 



