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To Dahlia ' Eileen ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Cheal, Crawley. 
A very pretty single variety, with broad *>vate pink florets, tipped with 
white and yellow at the base. 
To Dahlia ' Elegance ' (votes unanimous), from Mr. J. Emberson, 
Walthamstow. A very decorative deep rose-pink Star Dahlia, having 
several rows of florets. 
To Dahlia 'General Joffre ' (votes unanimous), from Mr. J. T. 
West, Brentwood. A deep crimson maroon Decorative variety, with 
broad twisted florets. 
To Dahlia ' General Sir Douglas Haig ' (votes unanimous), from 
Messrs. Stredwick, St. Leonards. A very pale pink Cactus variety, 
having the florets yellow at the base. 
To Dahlia ' Lady Beatrice Stewart ' (votes unanimous), from 
R. Cory, Esq. (gr. Mr. Cobb), Duffryn. A beautiful Pseony-flowered 
variety. The flowers are large, and the colour is bright cerise-pink, 
flushed with orange. 
To Dahlia ' Lieut. W. L. Robinson, .V.C (votes unanimous), from 
Messrs. Stredwick, St. Leonards. A deep rose Cactus variety. The 
colour becomes lighter in the centre of the flower. 
To Dahlia ' Margery Choune ' (votes 5 for, 2 against), from Mr. 
A. Brown, Leagrave. A neat single variety, of bright reddish-purple 
colour, with yellow at the base of the florets. 
To Dahlia ' Miss Irwin ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Treseder, 
Cardiff. A Decorative variety, medium in size, and of a purplish-rose 
colour. 
To Dahlia ' Mrs. Margaret Stredwick ' (votes unanimous), from 
Messrs. Stredwick, St. Leonards. A pate rose-pink Cactus variety, 
with curled and twisted florets. 
To Dahlia ' Speedwell ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Stredwick, 
St. Leonards. A very nice white Pompon Cactus Dahlia, especially 
useful for cutting. 
To Dahlia ' Wyvern ' (votes 8 for, 1 against), from Messrs. Stred- 
wick, St. Leonards. A large Decorative variety, of nice form. The 
colour is a very striking and unusual shade of lilac-mauve. 
To Dahlia 'Yellow Queen' (votes unanimous), from, Messrs. 
Dobbie, Edinburgh. A good deep lemon-yellow Collerette variety. 
To Echinacea ' King of Echinaceas ' (votes 12 for, 3 against), from 
Mr. G. Downer, Chichester. This is a great improvement on already 
existing varieties. The flowers are about 4J ins. broad and have very 
broad ray florets, the colour of which is a shade of Solferino red (Rep. 
de Couleurs). (Fig. 115.) 
To Oxalis lobata (votes 14 for, 1 against), from Mr. C. Elliott, 
Stevenage. An excellent dwarf species, introduced from Chile in 
1823. The blossoms are about § in. across, and are of a rich yellow 
colour. The foliage is deeply lobed and bright green. The plant is 
said to be generally hardy in the British Isles. (Fig. 116.) 
The awards recommended by the Sub-Committee at Wisley to 
various annuals under trial on^September 1 were confirmed as follow : 
