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32. Queen Emma (Hobbies). — Mauve with a yellow zone round eye, 

 the yellow colour diffusing somewhat ; flowers very large, but stems 

 weak ; -showy. 3J feet. 



33. Queen Wilhelmina (Hobbies). — •Creamy white, with a trace of 

 mauve on the reverse of the florets ; flowers large ; very showy. 3 feet. 



65. Raphael (West).— Rich rosy magenta, with white base, and 

 mauve reverse. 4 feet. 



64. Rembrandt (West). — Mauve, with a trace of yellow ; large, full 

 flowers, on very weak stems ; a vigorous grower. 4 feet. 



44. Riese von Stuttgart (Pfitzer). — Rosy-crimson ; stems weak. A 

 peculiarity of this variety is its foliage, which is much more finely cut 

 than the ordinary Dahlia leaf. 4J feet. 



66. Rubens (West). — Mauve, heavily tinged with yellow at the base 

 of each floret ; stems weak ; habit bushy, and a vigorous grower. 4 feet. 



67. Ruskin (West). — Pale mauve, heavily tinged rosy-magenta, and 

 lined crimson ; stems very long and rigid. 4^ feet. 



34. Solfatara (Hobbies). — Rich rosy-scarlet, with broad buff zone 

 round the eye ; very rigid stems, which display the blooms to the best 

 advantage ; very showy. 3| feet. 



68. Titian (West). — Rich rosy-magenta ; flowers hidden in the very 

 vigorous foliage. 4 feet. 



69. Van Dyck (West). — Mauve, heavily tinged apricot round centre ; 

 flowers very large, borne on long, weak stems. 5 feet. (Another variety, 

 called ' Van Dyck,' was received. See p. 435.) 



59. Ville d'Anduze (Vilmorin). — Petals buff, heavily tinged with 

 scarlet, and splashed deep crimson ; very free-flowering, and vigorous ; 

 foliage much cut. 4^ feet. 



100. Viscount Newport (Bakers). — Ground colour yellow, but this is 

 nearly covered up by rosy-magenta splashings ; the tips of some florets 

 mauve : flowers poor, loose. 3 feet. 



101. Viscount Wolverhampton (Bakers). — Rosy-magenta, with a 

 deeper colour at the tip of each floret : flowers freely produced on stiff, 

 stout stems. 5 feet. 



102. W. H. Morter (Bakers).- — Ground colour yellow, almost hidden, 

 except at the tips and base, with bright- scarlet. 2| feet. 



103. No. 47 (Bakers). — Yellow, upper half of florets heavily marked 

 rosy- scarlet ; flowers well formed, on stiff stems. 5 feet. 



104. No. 95. (Bakers). — White, faintly tinged mauve at base of 

 florets ; flowers hidden in the foliage. 5 feet. 



105. No. 195 (Bakers). — Deep yellow, shaded reddish-orange ; flowers 

 very small. 3 feet. 



106. No. 119 (Bakers).— Scarlet, tinged yellow near eye ; plant 

 vigorous, bushy ; flowers loose. A\ feet. 



107. No. 189 (Bakers). — Mauve, tinged yellow in centre ; the yellow 

 colour diffusing somewhat through the florets ; showy. 4^ feet. 



108. No. 214 (Bakers). — Yellow, very heavily shaded salmon ; flowers 

 small,, but very freely produced. 3J feet. 



109. No. 279 (Bakers).— Rich chrome yellow ; stems rather weak ; 

 very free- flowering. 4J feet. 



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