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THE FLORIST. 
means attractive, and but little shown, still I consider this flower will 
be grown for some years ; colour dull red. 
6. Roland. —Another tipped variety, and perhaps the most showy 
of the batch ; petal of good form, and well arranged; ground colour 
white, heavily tipped with deep cherry, not unlike Lizzy, but lacking 
the substance and brilliancy of that diminutive model. 
7 . Mrs. Edwards. —An exquisitely neat and pleasing variety; colour 
pale lilac, petals perfect in shape and beautifully arranged, but too flat 
on the face, and wanting substance in the petal, or would hold a more 
prominent position. 
8. Mrs. Legge. —A well-formed flower; ground colour dull yellow, 
with crimson top ; the centre very good; likely to prove a very useful 
flower. 
9. Duke of Devonshire. —A lilac flower of great depth and excellent 
arrangement; full size, and high centre. The peculiar make of the 
shoulder and eye causes me to fancy that this variety will prove uncertain. 
10. Midnight. —A very dark flower, beautifully shaded, apparently 
constant, but, as shown, rather coarse, yet a decided beat on both Negro 
and Nigger. 
11. Lady Franklin. —A small flower of good properties, but too 
much like Sir John Franklin, which variety I do not think it will displace. 
12. Mrs. Critchett. —Another small buff flower, very similar to 
Lollipop, with rather better petal; in other respects not equal to this 
general favourite. 
FANCY DAHLIAS. 
1. Charles Perry. —One of the most striking and constant fancy 
flowers ever raised; ground colour deep lilac, every petal thickly striped 
with crimson ; size large, with excellent centre. This variety occasionally 
comes self, when the colour of the flower is similar to the colour of the 
stripe, and in that state is quite showable as a self. 
2. Cleopatra. —A beautiful yellow ground striped flower, in colour 
very similar to Spectabilis, but with open cupped petals regularly striped 
with crimson ; an attractive variety. A few more rows of petals would 
have been acceptable. 
3. Conqueror. —A deep blush flower, distinctly striped with purple, 
quite new in colour; of good form, and constant. 
4. Lady Paxton. —A well-formed variety, but not very attractive; 
colour deep buff, with whitish tip on each petal; an acquisition in its 
class. 
5. Carnation. —The purest striped flower ever raised, and the most 
distinct in its markings; of excellent quality ; petal of good substance. 
6. Alliance. —Another striped variety, very constant, and always 
showable; the centre well formed, but the flower flat; ground colour 
peach blossom, heavily striped and blotched with purple. 
7 . Fancy King. —A tipped flower; ground colour light red tipped 
with white ; form tolerable ; will make a useful addition. 
