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68. J. Kolodeeft (Mortimer). — Crimson -scarlet, large flower but petals 

 few, broad, loose, twisted ; stalks stiff but not free from the foliage. 



69. John E. Knight (Mortimer). — Salmon, broad incurved petals, 

 buried in dense leafage. 



70. Juarezii (Jekyll, 1904), B.C. September 16, 1879.— The type from 

 which the Cactus Dahlia has sprung ; scarlet, flat-petalled, decorative. 



71. Juliet (Hobbies). — Pink, a little white-tipped, and white at the 

 centre, broad-petalled, stout-stalked. 



72. Jupiter (Dobbie). — Very similar to ' Juliet,' q.v. 



73. Lady Nina Balfour (Cheal, 1905). — Crimson-scarlet, stalks weak, 

 short. 



74. Lauretta (Turner). — Eose-salmon, yellowish at the centre ; flowers 

 large, petals broad, stalks good. 



75. Little Albert (Shoesmith). — Salmon, overlaid towards the centre 

 with yellow ; flowers small, neat, held well above foliage, free-flowering. 

 Plants weak. (Pom-cactus.) 



76. Little Dolly (Dobbie, Shoesmith). — Bright rose-pink; flowers 

 small, broad-petalled ; growth vigorous, with but little flower. (Pom- 

 cactus.) 



77. Little Fred (Shoesmith), A.M. September 26, 1905. — Pale primrose- 

 yellow, deeper towards the centre, broad petals. (Pom-cactus.) 



78. Lord of the Manor (Dobbie, 1906), A.M. September 20, 1904.— 

 Bright scarlet, twisted quills, weak stalked. 



79. Lustre (Burrell),XXX for garden decoration, September 13, 1907. — 

 Bright blood-red, full petalled, long twisted quills, on long stiff stalks 

 holding the flowers above the foliage. 



80. Maid of Honour (Baxter, 1905). — Rose-pink, rather rough twisted 

 petals. 



81. Marcellus (Turner). — Crimson-scarlet, long twisted quills ; flowers 

 buried in foliage. 



82. Marjorie Caselton (Hobbies). — Soft pink, yellow at the base of 

 petal, stalks short ; flowers quite buried in vigorous leafage. 



83. Market White (Hobbies). — White, broad-petalled, free-flowering, 

 weak stalked. 



84. Mars (Dobbie), A.M. September 10, 1901. — Crimson-scarlet ; flowers 

 large, broad-petalled on weak stalks. 



85. Mavis (Baxter and Hobbies, 1905), XXX for garden decoration, 

 September 15, 1905. — Buff-salmon ; flowers of good form, with twisted 

 quills, stalks stiff, but short. 



86. Mercury (Dobbie). — The variety received under this name proved 

 a semi-double crimson-and-white decorative variety. Valueless. 



87-88. Meteor. There are two varieties distributed by the trade 

 under this name — that from Turner, XXX for garden decoration, 

 September 26, 1907, orange -scarlet, vigorous grower, with flowers held 

 boldly above the foliage on long, dark, stout stalks — the flowers are 

 very weak-centred ; and that from Stredwick, A.M. as a show-flower, 

 September 25, 1906, white, shaded and splashed with rose-purple, narrow 

 twisted quills, stalks stout, but flowers buried in vigorous leafage. 



89. Miss Dorothy Oliver (Dobbie). — Soft lemon-yellow, straight quilled, 

 free-flowering, and flowers held well above foliage, but stalks weak. 



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