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Lord Eversley (Green), reddish salmon, full flower, form good, but some 
complain of its uncertainty 
Mr. Charles Waters (Edmonds), another salmon flower, very full, double, and 
well built 
Pioneer (Turner), deep scarlet, a fine flower, and one, as far I have seen, to be 
depended on for constancy of bloom 
Rosebud (Alexander), great difference of opinion has been shown as to this 
flower—some lauding it up to the skies, others speaking disparagingly of it ; 
the colour is a pale rose, the flower is very large and deep, but size often 
produces coarseness, and this I think is the case with Rosebud 
Rosa Bonheur (Fellowes), pale lilac, and very large; but here again size has 
been gained at the expense of refinement, and Rosa will not satisfy Dahlia 
growers as well as her namesake does artists. 
FANCIES. 
** Tell me where does fancy dwell?” for certainly it is most puzzling 
to tell what are the principles on which the separation has been made 
—white with a purple tip is a Dahlia, but: purple with a white tip is 
a “fancy.” Very odd; however the division is made, and there I 
suppose it will remain, so we must abide by it. 
Comus (Keynes), lilac, slightly striped with crimson, and a white tip; a truly 
fine flower, and will be sure to keep its place as Al 
Dandy (Keynes), bluish, with broad stripe of maroon, and, though small, very 
pretty 
Jessie (Dodds), orange, with a stripe of red, a bright showy flower, but rather 
too open 
Leonard (Wheeler), amber, tipped with white; won’t do 
Mrs. Charles Kean (Edmonds), pale yellow, tipped with white; an improved 
Duchess of Kent, and a constant and useful flower 
The Flirt (Holmes), rose and purple striped, a constant and finely formed 
variety, unquestionably a fine flower 
I have thus endeavoured honestly to give my opinion on the new 
flowers of last season. I dare say many will differ in opinion from the 
judgment I have pronounced, but withal that, I cannot but hope that 
it will be found not very far out. There are some fine varieties coming 
out in May. Bravo and Scout I have already spoken of ; besides these 
George Eliot, Lady Taunton, Lady D. Pennant, Mrs. W. Piggott, 
Pluto, Ethel, Queen Mab, Rev. Joshua Dix, and Leopard, will, I think, 
be much thought of, and probably some of the others also. 
Deal, April, 1860. D. 
EFFECTS OF THE WINTER OF 1859-60 ON TREES. 
Tus, the most memorable season which has occurred for many years, 
has in many places thinned out the survivors of former years, and 
what has been only partially killed by the frosts of winter, are likely to 
die outright through the influence of the bitter parching wind now 
prevailing ; and which, blowing from the north-east, seems to wither 
up vegetation as it passes over it, worse, if possible, than the frosts of 
winter. We are witnesses of the effects of this piercing blast daily on 
tender foliaged plants, and sub-hardy Coniferee. With us, Pinus 
apulcensis, patula, and Montezume, are dead, or nearly so; P. ayaca- 
huite, Lindleyana, persica, and halepensis, much injured ; Cupressus 
Goveniana and thurifera, browned but not dead; C. funebris, dead 
