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THE DAHLIA. 
centre pretty good, and the flower likely to be 
useful. 
Danecroft Hero. — Claret, possesses a 
little of all the requisite qualities, but none in 
the highest degree ; colour desirable, and a 
useful flower in a stand of twenty-four ; tole- 
rably double and thick, and the size medium. 
Samuel Girling. — Bright puce or purple. 
Of medium size, outline and general form 
good, flower double and symmetrical, quills oc- 
casionally more than we like a good deal, so 
that in that state the petals do not touch each 
other, but likely to be very useful when 
grown well, for it has an excellent centre. 
Helen Carr. — Blush-white tipped with 
pink. Of tolerable form, medium size, double 
and symmetrical ; a pretty flower when well 
grown, and may be considered useful, the 
character we are obliged to give to too many 
flowers this season. 
Jenny Lind. — Dark crimson-purple and 
pure white, petals full long, and a little rough, 
but a beautiful fancy flower of medium size, 
very double, with excellent centre, and sym- 
metrical. May be placed among the best of 
the fancy flowers of the season. 
Letitia. — Lilac-purple tipped with white. 
A very distinct fancy flower of average 
qualities, very pretty and very useful, but not 
first-rate. 
Magpie. — A fancy flower, rather more 
quilly than we like, but very double, very 
dark, and the tips pink and white, but the 
white not always present, though the tips are 
always light. When the white comes perfectly 
it is splendid, but always distinct and 
showy. 
Remembrancer. — A pinky-scarlet tipped 
or edged with white, very double and gay ; 
distinct fancy flower, useful as a variety, and 
good average size and form. 
Robin Hood. — Red and white, good aver- 
age form, double and symmetrical, different 
shade from any of the good ones in its class 
of red and white. 
Mont Blanc. — Large white flower, in- 
clined to coarseness, not a circular outline, 
and petals a little rough, the centre good and 
well up, and for symmetry pretty good. The 
petals full large. 
Primrose superior. — Pale yellow; ordi- 
nary flower, of no great pretensions, no great 
faults, possessing the properties in a moderate 
degree, but not first-rate; average size and 
form, eye a little low. 
Negro. — A very dark crimson ; may prove 
handy, but inferior to the present dark flowers, 
Berryer, Stopford, and Triumph in coarseness 
and general proportion ; outline not first-rate, 
and centre a little low. 
Preeminent. — White tipped with red, of 
secondary quality, form and properties below 
average, outline not round, a little coarse, and 
only pretty when at its best. 
Lady Ashley. — Rosy lilac, size below 
medium, outline good, shoulder high, centre a 
little down, petals good and plenty of them ; 
they quill occasionally too much, but the flower 
has not been well exhibited; generally very 
symmetrical. 
Rob Roy. — A sort of fancy flower, crimson 
and yellow, below average size, moderately 
good form, double, and fair centre ; may make 
a good change in a fancy stand. 
Fire King. — Very brilliant orange scarlet, 
full average size, tolerable good form, quills a 
little more than we like, but is to be grown 
well, and when perfect a very striking addi- 
tion to a good stand. 
Delight. — A white flower richly tipped with 
crimson-purple, round, full, double, symme- 
trical and very striking, the most likely flower 
to follow in the steps of Marchioness Corn- 
wallis, and beat everything in its class. It is 
thought by many to be the gem of the season, 
and if we could only buy one dahlia, that one 
would be Delight. 
Miranda. — White with rose edges or tips, 
size below medium, very double and symme- 
trical, outline not first-rate, centre fair, and 
upon the whole a pretty, not a noble flower ; 
a good front row. 
Oracle, — White tipped with purple-rose, 
possessing a small share of all the points, but 
none in perfection. May be found useful 
where light flowers are scarce, but nothing 
striking in it. 
Louise. — A pretty light flower, white with 
a little rosy tip or shade, without any first- 
rate claims as a show flower, but a perfect 
beauty as a plant, as dwarf and as abundant in 
its bloom as the old Globe crimson, with 
flowers occasionally showable and the colours 
very pretty. 
Admiral Dundas. — Dark purple shaded 
with marone. A very neat dark flower, good 
when bloomed perfect, but we suspect a little 
treacherous in the eye, which, unless we be dis- 
appointed, will come open sometimes ; when 
well grown, quite equal, perhaps superior, to 
Admiral Stopford. 
Othello. — A dark flower in the way of 
Essex Triumph, with petals not quite so 
coarse nor so long, good centre, and face 
well rounded, outline only middling, flower 
double, symmetrical, size medium. 
Gem. — A remarkably showy flower, white, 
tipped with deep rosy lilac or light purple, 
petals large, size of flower above medium, 
colours rather fleeting, but when perfect re- 
markably striking, after the fashion of the 
Maid of Bath, but every way better, rather 
open for the present day, but will be a useful 
flower when in good colour. 
