DAHLIAS FOR 1852.—A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF DAHLIAS, ETC., GROWN FOR SALE BY 
CLARKE AND COMPANY, 
SEEDSMEN AND FLORISTS, 80, HIGH STREET, OPPOSITE THE TOWN HALL, BOROUGH, LONDON.) 
CLARKE & CO., encouraged by an increasing trade in Dahlias, beg respectfully to submit the following list for 1852, they j 
consider that they have enumerated all varieties worthy the attention of the admirers of that popular Mower. The selection 
has been made from many hundreds of varieties, and all such as were second-rate have been discarded. 
In the first class of Dahlias, as below', will be found many scarce kinds, such as most lists do not contain, and 
amongst the Fancy sorts are all the most novel and curious flowers, of Tipped, Laced, Spotted, and Striped varieties. The 
satisfaction afforded to our Dahlia customers last year is, we flatter ourselves, a sufficient guarantee of the genuineness of 
our stock, and we trust will induce our friends to favour us again with their kind orders. 
Plants of the following New and First-rate varieties at 10s per Dozen. 
ft. high 
Antoinette, Bushell , blush .. .. .. 3 
Admiral, Bragg , light lilac, large and extra fine 3 
Alpha, Parsons, nankeen.. .. .. .. 3 
Ambassador, Green , large dark maroon .. 2 
Anticipation, pale lilac, good show flower .. 3 
Blanchfleur, Morley, pure white, good .. 3 
Berenger, Fauvel, purple.. .. -. .. 3 
Baltic, Bash ell, amber .. .. .. .. 2 
Barmaid, Holmes , white, early in the season 
beautifully tipped with lavender, fine form.. 3 
Beauty of Kent, Trenjield , white, deeply edged 
with carmine, very attractive .. .. .. 5 
Carmina, Bragg , carmine red, large useful 
show flower .. .. .. .. .. 3 
Elizabeth, Whale , white, tipped with lavender 3 
Goliath, Turner, buff, a new shade of colour, 
double, full and fine in form. Early blooms, 
rather uncertain, but are very tiue and con¬ 
stant during the latter part of the season, 
scarce .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 
General Faucher, Rose , rosy carmine, very sym¬ 
metrical, large, constant, and extra fine .. 4 
Gem of the Grove, Soden , maroon shaded, 
good show flower .. .. . s .. 4 
Gracilis, Salter, orange fawn, tinted rose .. 3 
ft. high 
George Glenny, Barnes , yellow, an immense 
flower, good .. .. .. .. .. 3 
Hon. Mrs. Ashley, Bragg , white, tipped with 
rose . .. .. 3 
Hon. Mr. Herbert, Dodd, buff, mottled and 
tipped with pink, full and deep, fine flower.. 3 
Julien, Hale, rose, compact, good .. ..3 
Kant, Salter, white, fine form .. .. .. 3 
King, Morgan , rich crimson, good form .. 3 
Leda, Fellows, buff .. .3 
Lady E. Cathcart, Turner, white, tipped with 
purple.3 
Model, Fellows, brown. .. 4 
Madame Kuhlmann, Bauduin , white, mottled 
with rose pink, very showy.3 
Mr. Palmer, Turner , salmon, large .. ..4 
Miss Herbert, Keynes , white, tipped with 
purple .. . .. .. 3 
Miss Spears, Lament , very scarce ; the Florist 
for Jan. says of Miss Spears, crimson, richly 
shaded with maroon, first blooms small, 
but with good growth, they ultimately come 
large enough for any stand, fine compact 
form, very constant .4 
Model, Barnes, dark .. .. .. .. 3 
ft. high ’ 
. .4 
Nepaulesc Prince, Stein, dark crimson 
Napoleon, Parker, vermilion 
Nil Desperandum, Stein, red, large and deep 
North Western, Kimberly, purple, large 
Nepaulese Chief, Keynes, striped like a Zebra 
Pauline, Kimberly, purple 
Pirolle, Suiter, crimson purple .. 
Queen of Beauties, Mitchell, waxy white, tipped 
with crimson, a splendid flower 
Queen of Dahlias, Kelsall, white, deeply edged 
with lilac . 
Queen of the West, Sealey , blush white 
Quirenus, Salter, dark red 
Roundhead, Holmes, salmon buff, fine form .. 
Regina, Hale , dark rosy purple.. 
Sir C. Napier, Hale , rich deep scarlet, con¬ 
stant and extra fine 
Sir R. Peel, Drummond, scarlet lake, very 
symmetrical, of exquisite form, very fine .. 
Summit of Perfection, Keynes , purple, extra 
fine, but rather uncertain 
Sylph, Servey, white, tipped with lavender, 
large 
Uranus, Salter, orange, shaded with rose 
Yellow Gem, Gurney , bright yellow .. 
2 
4 . 
3 | 
Plants of the following Choice varieties at 4s per dozen. 
ft. high 
Admiral Stopford, dark .. ..4 
Andromeda, primrose, tipped car¬ 
mine .. .. .. .. 4 
Antagonist, white .. .. .. 3 
Beauty of Highbury, white, deeply 
laced with carmine .. 3 
,, Supreme, salmon lake .. 3 
,, of Sussex, white cherry 
tipped .. .. .. 3 
Beeswing, bright crimson.. .. 3 
Black Prince, maroon .. .. 4 
Box, scarlet .. .. .. .. 4 
Charles Turner, white, tipped with 
lavender .. .. .. .. 4 
Captain Warner, puce .. .. 3 
Cardinal Ferretti, dark red .. 4 
Crocus, dark yellow .. .. 3 
Duke of Cambridge, lilac.. .. 3 
„ Newcastle, yellow .. 4 
Duke of Wellington, orange, fine 3 
Dane Croft Hero, bright puce .. 4 
Delight, white, edged with carmine 3 
Duchess, pure white 
Earl of Clarendon, orange 
El Dorado, pale canary yellow .. 
Elizabeth, peach blossom.. 
Essex Triumph, dark .. 
Fame, rich burgundy 
Fearless, lilac, extra 
Frederic Jerome, bluish purple .. 
Gaiety, mottled orange 
Gem, white, edged with purple .. 
General Negrier, bronze .. 
Globe, crimson 
Golden Fleece, orange buff 
Imbricata, crimson purple 
Inimitable, dark rosy purple 
John Edwards, light scarlet 
Lord Mayor, crimson 
Lady of the Lake, white, tipped 
lilac.. .. .. .. 3 
,, St. Maur, white, tipped violet 3 
Magnificent, amethyst, fine .. 4 
Mr. Seldon, beautiful rosy purple 3 
Marchioness Cornwallis, blush 
white .. .. .. .. 3 
Mrs. Seldon, beautiful yellow .. 5 
,, Charles Bacon, white, tipped 
lavender, large .. .. 4 
Mdlle. H. Gobert, beautiful rose., 4 
Miss Chaplin, blush laced carmine 3 
,, Vyse, white, edged lilac .. 3 
Negro, very dark .. .. ..4 
Nonpareil, ruby .. .. .. 4 
Optimus, blush white .. .. 5 
Princess Louisa, shaded salmon.. 4 
„ Radzeville, white & purple 4 
5 | Privateer, yellow, laced red .. 4 
3 j Purple Standard, purple .. ..3 
Queen of Beauty, peach lilac 
,, the Isles, white, tipped 
with crimson 
,, Lilacs, lilac 
,, Primroses, primrose 
,, the East, blush white 
,, England, white, tipped 
carmine 
,, Yellows .. 
Richard Cobden, plum, fine 
Seraph, orange 
Sir F. Bathurst, crimson, extra 
Snowflake, white 
Scarlet Gem, light scarlet.. 
Shylock, bright scarlet 
Standard of Perfection, crimson 
Thames Bank Hero, crimson 
Toisson d’Or, light orange 
U tillis, puce.. 
Yellow’ Standard, yellow .. 
Select Fancy Varieties, containing the most Novel Kinds ever introduced, in all descriptions of Shade and 
Colour, and are not to he surpassed. Those marked thus (*) are 10s per doz., and the others 4s per doz. 
ft. high 
♦Admiration, Widnul and Davis, bright purple 
and w hite.. .. .. .. .. .. 3 
Adolph Dubras, nankeen, laced with white .. 3 
Belle de Nogent, scarlet, tipped with white .. 3 
* ,, de Pecq, Miquet, creamy yellow, tipped 
with white, spotted and striped with red, 
very curious .. .. .. .. .. 3 
Charles Perry, dark puce, tipped with white .. 3 
Comus, carmine, tipped with white .. .. 3 
♦Deutsche de Ordenstern, Salter , brown, tip¬ 
ped with white. .. .. 3 
Discount, dark maroon, tipped with white .. 3 
♦Elegantissima, Mitchell, rosy purple, tipped 
and edged with white .. .. .. .. 4 
Empereur de Maroc, black, tipped with white, 
extra fine .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 
Elizabeth, amethyst and white, extra fine .. 3 
Flying Dutchman, red and white, large .. 3 
Floral Beauty, crimson, tipped with white, fine 3 
Forget me Not, crimson, edged with white, good 4 , 
Gasparine, dark cherry brown, tipped with | 
white, extra .. .. .. .. .. 4 
General Cavaignac, purple, tipped with white 4 , 
Highland Chief, salmon, tipped with white .. 4 
Jeannette, chesnut brown, tipped with white 3 I 
Jenny Lind, crimson, tipped with white .. 3 | 
♦Kingfisher, Turner , red, tipped with white, 
large . 3 
Keepsake, blood red, tipped with white .. 3 
La Rosiere, rose, striped with crimson .. 3 
Lady Cullum, yellow, tipped with white .. 3 
,, Grenville, red, tipped with white .. 3 
Madame Basseville, light yellow, striped and 
spotted with crimson .. .. 3 
,, Bresson, nankeen, tipped with white 3 
,, Kberth, violet, tipped with white .. 3 
,, Wachy, crimson, tipped with white 3 
♦ ,, Rose, Miellez, bright rose, tipped 
with white, very pretty .. .. 2 
♦Mrs. Hansard, Edwards, yellow, tipped with 
white, large and extra fine .. .. .. 3 
♦ „ Willis, Liddiard , maroon, tipped with 
white, extra fine form .. .. .. 3 
,, Labouchere, scarlet, tipped with white 3 
,, Shaw Lefevere, red, tipped with white .. 4 
♦Miss Weyland, Union, amber, edged with red, 
tipped with white .. .. .. 2 
♦ ,, Pope, Pope, light yellow, tipped with white 3 
,, Blackmore, purple, tipped with white, good 3 
,, Compton, salmon scarlet, tipped with white 4 
,, Stevens, pinky salmon, tipped and shaded 
with white .. .. .. % . 3 
♦Maid of Lodi, Lewis, scarlet, edged with white, 
colour very constant, good form .. .. 3 
♦Mr. Chouvereau, Robert , violet, tipped with 
white, very constant and showy .. .. 3 
Master George Clayton, purple, edged with white 3 
♦Novelty, crimson, edged with lilac, sometimes 
tipped with white, very curious .. .. 4 
Verbenas in great variety 4s per doz. 
Fuchsias do. do. 
Geraniums do. do. 
Senecios in variety 4s per doz. 
Mimulus do. do. 
Calceolarias do. do. 
Cupheas in variety 4s per doz. 
Heliotropes do. do. 
Salvias do. do. 
♦Nigger, nearly black, tipped with white .. 3 
♦One in the Ring, Dodd , crimson, tipped with 
white .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 
(Eillet Parfait, yellow, striped with carmine .. 3 
♦Proserpine, Salter, brown, tipped with white 3 
♦Phaeton, Miquet , rosy crimson, tipped with 
white, extra fine ... .. .. ..3 
♦Princess Charlotte, Miquet , violet, tipped with 
white .. .. .. .. .. 3 
* ,, Leopoldine, Van Geert , crimson, 
tipped with white .. .. .. .. 4 
♦Pretty Polly, Turner, lightred,tipped with white 4 
Picotee, sulphur, striped with crimson .. 3 
Picturata, cream, edged with scarlet .. .. 3 
Postsecretaire Haine, dark purple, tipped with 
white .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 
♦Queen of Fairies, Domeyer , rosy crimson, 
tipped with white .. .. .. .. 4 
♦Rachael, Gaines, white with purple edges ; the 
Florist for March calls this the best purple 
and white dahlia out.3 
♦Reine Pomare, vivid orange scarlet, tipped 
with white, showy and constant in colour 3 
Rainbow, red, tipped with white .. .. 3 
♦Symmetry, Barnes, maroon, tipped with white 4 
Striata Perfecta, lavender, striped with carmine 3 
Theresa Richter, white, spotted with carmine 4 
Triumph de Madgeburg, scarlet, tipped with 
white .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 
♦Vulcain, Tussart, red, tipped with white, good 3 
Penstemons in great variety 4s per doz. 
Ageratums, Petunias, Antirrhinums, Phloxes, Lo¬ 
belias, and all other kinds of bedding-out Plants. 
Baskets to Pack One Dozen Plants in, 4d each. Baskets to Pack Two Dozen Plants in, 6d each. 
J Remittance or Reference required from unknown Correspondents. 
