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Exhibition Dahlias. 
E have been awarded Medals for many years past. Although we do not grow for 
competition, we have exhibited the largest and most complete collections, many of the 
- finest flowers, and made the greatest display. 
It should be distinctly understood that we grow above 1,000 plants of the Show and Fancy 
class alone to the greatest perfection; in fact, they form quite a grand feature in our Nursery, 
and the following list is unquestionably most complete. 
When these are well grown they are one of the noblest and most beautifully made flowers in 
cultivation, but to grow them well they must have an anxious and industrious master, for 
their wants are continnal from June to September. They require a good deep soil, well 
trenched, and full of manure. Obtain, about the end of April, wiry small-stemmed plants, 
shift them at once into G-inch pots, keep them in a frame with the lights only kept on at night; 
plant them out when the first warm nights in June arrive, well stake them as they grow, and 
cover the ground with four inches of stable manure, watering them overhead every day, or 
oftener if the weather be very dry, and thinning the lateral shoots out in the case of medium 
growers, but those with large flowers less, supplying the plants when making their flower buds 
with a soaking of liquid manure, besides washing them overhead every night to keep thrip 
from the flowers. The above directions are for show purposes, and the following varieties are 
most constant, finest for exhibition, and also make a grand display in shrubbery borders where 
allowed to grow as they like. . . , _ 
For ten successive years we were awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, 
Gold and Silver Gilt Medals, for the best and most complete collections 
BEST SHOW 
A LL Flowers with ground colours lighter than 
with the self-colours in this class. 
1. AGNES—Pure yellow, good petal and 
outline; constant. 
2. ALEXANDER CRAMOND — Shaded 
maroon, bold flower, large, always ready; grand. 
3. ALICE EMILY —Nankeen yellow ; 
exquisite form, fine habit; 3 ft. 
4. BENDIGO—Purplish crimson, of per¬ 
fect form; good habit. 
5. BIRDIE—A beautiful orange-buff, fine 
outline and petal; constant and dwarf. 2 ft. 
8. BURGUNDY—Rich dark puce, suffused 
purple-maroon. 
9 . COLONIST—Chocolate and fawn, new 
colour; fine form. 
10. CORONET—Dark red; large, well up; 
a useful flower. 4 ft. 
11. CRIMSON GLOBE—Crimson; large 
deep flower, fine centre and outline; constant 
and free; 4 ft. 
12. CRIMSON KING—Deep crimson- 
scarlet, good early flower ; dwarf. 
14. CHAMPfON ROLLO—Dark orange, 
lighter shade on the edge of the petals; bold 
flower. 
15. CRITERION—Delicate rose, a fine back- 
tier flower. 
19. CLARA — Rosy peach, large constant 
flower. 
21. CANARY—Yellow; a large noble flower. 
22. CONSTANCY—Yellow, tipped crimson ; 
constant and fine 
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VARIETIES. 
that of the tips are show kinds, and are included 
23. DIADEM — Deep rich crimson; good 
petal ; constant. 
24. DUKE OF CONNAUGHT — Dark 
crimson, sometimes shaded purple; good form. 
25. DUKE OF FIFE—Rich cardinal; 
large, great depth of petal ; 3 ft. 
2i>. ECLIPSE — Bright orange-scarlet, the 
finest of this colour. 
27. ELDORADO — Rosy purple ; fine shell 
petal; large and constaut. 4 ft. 
29. ETHELBRITTON—Blush white, edged 
reddish purple, pleasing colour, fine form. 
30. EXCELLENT —Distinct; bright red; 
fine form. 
31. FLAG OF TRUCE—White, tipped lilac. 
32. FLORENCE — Bright golden yellow, 
good form. 
33. GEORGE GORDON — Bright crimson, 
the largest and finest yet offered, petal and 
outline grand; extra fine back-row flower. 
Awarded several First-Class Certificates. 4 ft. 
Is. 
34. GEORGE RAWLINGS—Dark maroon, 
full sized flower. 
35. GOLDFINDER — Yellow, tipped red ; 
large and fine. 
3G. GLOW WORM—Bright orange-scarlet, 
high centre, good petal and outline; dwarf. 
37. HARRISON WEIR—Rich clear yel¬ 
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