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SHOW DAHLIAS OF 1850. 
Fluhe, a white, whioli promises more than any recently raised flower to redeem tliis class. It is a hold 
flower, with most of the jioints of average quality, and one or two greatly improved ; the centre is high 
and compact, without any sign of a doubtful development. — Queen of Primroses. This flower stands as 
liigh as any in the Primi-ose class ; hut to us there is a want of fine texture in the petals, without 
which there is a papery character, which always looks poor. It tias every appearance of being con- 
stant, and, for a Primrose, it may perhaps stand first. — Gaiety is one of those singular varieties that 
we never saw other than coarse ; a deep yellow or orange gromid, and sjjeckled with red, wHch, when 
pretty dense towards the edges, justifies the name; it is, in fact, a showj', but somewhat coarse 
flower. 
Barnes's George Glenny. The single bloom of this, shown at Bu-mingham, was a round, firm 
and compact flower, symmetrical, nicely cupped, with a good globular face, fair centre, and a fine 
yellow ; size full average, and great depth. — Snowball is, as its name implies, white ; the points gene- 
rally average good ; but, except that it is one of the candidates to beat Antagonist, and compete with 
Snowflake, it is not all we could wish. It was not shown in such good condition as it should have 
been, and therefore under a disadvantage, and there is no doubt of others doing more justice to it. 
— William lirar/ff is a neat, small, compact, dark crimson flower, below the average size. 
Turner's 3Irs. Seldon, a flower shown in high condition at Bu-mingham, where there were six 
blooms, all compact, well made, cupped, symmetrical ; specimens with good average centres, round 
face, and well up. — Queen of the Isles. A light flower, but Uttle known, but threatening to displace all 
the present varieties, and take the head of the edged and tipped class. Those who have seen it, and 
people whom we esteem as judges, aver that we have nothing so good. — Thames' Banh Hero, a com- 
pact dark crimson f full size, but not exhibiting any great novelty. — Seraph, a showy orange 
requiring great care and good growing ; an average flower. — Duke of Cambridge, silvery lilac rose ; 
good outline, rather coarse, constant-looking useful variety. — Queen of Lilacs, a flower of the same 
class : noble size, fine outline, but rather flat. — PuriUj, a very beautiful white, if it could be depended 
on ; but, as Mr. Tiu'uer gives it away to his customers, it may be well to mention that it is on the 
ground of uncertaiirty only. 
Leggs' Premier, a dark purple, with an excellent centre, well up to the surface, and all the other 
good points in a limited degree — it has the great merit of constancy and prolific bloom, and will 
doubtless be in most stands. — Beauty Siipretne, a very singular flower, almost of a ranunculus form, 
so close are the petals. The symmetrical cupping and largeness of the petals entitles it to particular 
notice, size under average. — Crimson Perfection, a full-faced high-crowned flower, of good average 
quality, most of the points are possessed in a respectable degree, if none are perfect. — Miss Newman, 
a light variety, which may be useful, but except that good flowers in that class are very scarce, it 
would not rank very high. It appears to us rather too open for a general favourite. Juliet, a middling 
yellow ; not exhibited well grown ; but in some hands hkely to be useful. 
Hansard's Earl of Clarendon, a bright large orange colom', very showy ; but, although constant up 
to a certam point, wanting that symmetry which gives the real value to a flower ; it has been shown 
plentifully all the season. 
Bkagg's Golden Drop, a new yellow, said to be the flnest coloiu- yet produced, and possessing, in 
moderation, all the desirable points of a good Dahlia. 
Edwards' Magnificent, a useful rich pm-ple, but not sidficiently shown to be appreciated, and 
withall, a badly chosen name, because Keynes' flower, under that title, has been seen by everybody. — 
Champion, deep crimson, and useful, without any advancing points, or faults. 
Harrison's Goldfinder, yellow ; a flower calculated to show off a stand, if caught in perfection, 
vidthout any remarkable excellencies- — Mrs. Edivard Gennys, cream gi-ound, tij)ped or laced with rosy 
crimson, ciu'ions, and unique. Safrano, canary, shaded with dark safift'on, ciu'ious if not very beautiful. 
Whale's Mrs. T. P. Williams, white, with deep lilac edge ; very pretty, but about the make of 
other light flowers of the class. — Amabile, lemon, or sulphm- colour; an average flower, perhaps better 
than some of its class. 
fancy varieties. 
Procter's Elizabeth, new in colom-, (amethyst and white,) beautiful in shape, and hard in the eye ; 
but, when got in good order, quite flrst among fancies. 
Bragg's Lady Grenville, Ketnes' Flying Dutchman, and Highland Chief, all scarlet and white — 
improvements on many of that class. — Whale's Floral Beauty is purple and white. Besides, all these 
which we have seen, and are advances, we have annexed Turner's 3L-s Labouchere and Unique, 
Barnes' Lady Cullum, Elect, and Pieturata, Salter's Admiration, Clarrissima, Peine de jour, and 
jRowena, and Harrison's Zenobia, all said to be superior to the present fancy flowers. 
