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August 31 , 1907 . 
Jacobite, having well defined flowers and 
a clear yellow ground. Little Nell is 
another very refined flower, with a purple 
wire edge on clear yellow with flat and 
smooth petals. The bloom requires 
very little dressing. Antonio has a light 
rose edge on bright yellow, and forms a 
very large full flower with nearly flat 
petals. Some idea of this handsome form 
should be acquired by reference to the 
illustration. Agnes has a heavy, bright 
purple edge on soft yellow, and makes a 
beautiful bloom of smooth flat petals. 
Mr. Smith’s favourite of several practi¬ 
cally perfect varieties is Baldur. This 
has a wire rose edge on a bright yellow 
ground, and is, of course, every whit as 
perfect and refined as the best of the old 
white ground Picotees of the' florist. The 
plant is more valuable, however, on ac¬ 
count of its much stronger constitution. 
La Lenora has a wire rose edge on a 
solid, clear yellow ground, and the bloom 
is both large and full. Mme. Albani 
has a heavy, bright rose edge on a soft 
yellow ground. John Ruskin is a large 
bloom with a medium rose edge on a 
bright yellow ground, and is a clear, 
handsome flower. The old shoots are 
12 in. to 15 in. high. purther on we 
came to another beautifully refined 
flower in Mrs. Everard Martin Smith, 
which has a wire, bright crimson edge, 
and well defined on a soft yellow ground. 
The petals are broad and smooth. The 
edging of Tom Tug is heavy, bright 
scarlet on clear yellow and very hand¬ 
some. Acorn has a heavy, deep rose 
edge on bright yellow. Another hand¬ 
some flower was John Orth, with a heavy, 
bright scarlet edge on clear yellow. Co- 
quetin is a large flat flower with a 
medium, brick-red edge on clear yellow, 
and having broad, flat petals, which does 
not require much dressing. 
Mr. Blick, who may be considered to 
be a good authority, believes that Viola 
will beat anything yet in commerce in the 
way of a refined Picotee. It has a wire 
edge of scarlet on clear yellow, broad 
and flat petals. The plant is a quick 
grower, with short and sturdy shoots. 
Queen Eleanor has a heavy rose edge on 
clear yellow, and the large and full flower 
is very telling. As many as nine flowers 
were open on the occasion of our visit in 
one pot. Theresa was another large 
flower, having a medium rose edge on 
bright vellow. Mrs. Oldfield had a 
heavy purple edge on a bright yellow 
ground without spot, and the broad petals 
were easily arranged with the fingers. 
A lovely and conspicuous flower was 
Orby, with a heavy purple edge on bright 
yellow, broad petals. 
Fancy Carnations of Last Year. 
In the same house as the Picotees of 
last vear previously mentioned were a 
splendid lot of fancy Carnations, of which 
we took descriptions of fifteen of the 
finest. A fancy Carnation may be de¬ 
fined as one having two or more colours 
arranged in a fanciful manner and not 
according to the rules which determine a 
Picotee. For instance, the stripes, flakes 
or bars run from the margin inwards for 
unequal lengths, while some of the 
flowers have suffused colours or less well 
defined outlines to the markings and 
shadings. All of them we noted were 
fancy yellow ground Carnations. 
Dolly Varden is beautifully streaked 
with crimson and suffused with light 
rose. It is a splendid form with good 
calyx, and is a sturdy grower. The huge 
flowers of Deerslayer are mauve and 
crimson striped and shaded on buff- 
yellow. Matt Ridley is striped with 
scarlet on mauve and buff-yellow at the 
base. A very striking flower is Perse¬ 
phone of deep heliotrope with a satiny 
lustre and marked with bright scarlet 
bars. It is the best of its class. The 
fine petals of Eugene Stratton are suf¬ 
fused rose and mauve on a buff-orange 
ground. On the other hand, Charles H. 
Campbell is suffused with bright scarlet 
on buff-orange. Admiral Rous is suf¬ 
fused with crimson-scarlet on buff-orange, 
and is very brilliant. Watchman is a 
large flower of soft rose on buff-orange. 
The young shoots are long and vigorous. 
A very striking flower is Rory O’More, 
striped with burnt sienna and having 
orange and white stripes along the centre 
on bright yellow. It is a new combina¬ 
tion of colours. Father O’Flynn is a 
bright crimson suffused, striped and 
lined pale yellow, the crimson being the 
dominant colour. Another striking and 
handsome flower is Samuel Clemens, 
which has bold bands of blackish 
maroon and crimson on a buff-orange 
ground (see illustration). The Hawk is 
closely covered with crimson stripes on a 
clear yellow ground. The flowers are of 
huge size, and the plant of splendid con¬ 
stitution. Linksman is .brighter than the 
Hawk, and we shall later on give an 
illustration of this. In the meantime we 
mention it as one of the seedlings of last 
year. Quite a handsome flower in its way 
is Mohawk, ‘ with large and striking 
flowers suffused mauvy rose on a buff- 
yellow ground. 
National Dahlia Society. 
The most important horticultural event 
during ne!xt month will be the great show 
of Dahlias to be held by the National 
Dahlia Society at the Crystal Palace, 
Sydenham, on Thursday and Friday, 
Sejrtember 5th and 6th. Last year was 
not a favourable one for Dahlia growing; 
during July and August there was a 
drought in the south, and an excess of 
heavy rains in the north, while in the 
period just before the show unprecedented 
heat was experienced all over the country. 
But, notwithstanding these unsatisfactory 
conditions, the display held by the N.D.S. 
at the Crystal Palace was of a very high 
order, the number of entries in the Ama¬ 
teur Championship Class for Cactus- 
Dahlias being a record one, and the 
blooms excellent in quality. Mr. H. L. 
Brousson, the hon. secretary of the 
Society, writes with reference to the forth¬ 
coming exhibition: “Although it is a 
rather late Dahlia season owing to the 
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lack of really hot weather, yet the Dahlias 
promise to be of unusual quality owing 
to the frequent rain and the warm nights. 
It is therefore not unlikely that we shall 
have a record show in every way.” Among 
the prizes offered this year for competi¬ 
tion are the fifteen guinea silver chal¬ 
lenge cup for Cactus Dahlias exhibited by 
nurserymen, the ten guinea and five 
guinea silver challenge cups for ama¬ 
teurs, and a gold badge presented by 
Messrs. Dobbie and Co., besides numer¬ 
ous money prizes and silver and bronze 
medals. A meeting will be held at the 
Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent 
Square, on October 1st, for the purpose 
of awarding certificates to seedling 
Dahlias. 
