This section is from "The Horticulturist, And Journal Of Rural Art And Rural Taste", by P. Barry, A. J. Downing, J. Jay Smith, Peter B. Mead, F. W. Woodward, Henry T. Williams. Also available from Amazon: Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste.
We have heretofore spoken of some of these fine seedlings, especially Mrs. Richardson, a large blush white, of fine form and good substance, and Emma Cheney, a lovely rosy red, very distinct, and of remarkable merit. We selected a number of others possessing decided merit, very much too good to be lost to the world, and advised Mr. Richardson to send them out. This, we are glad to learn, he has concluded to do, and has accordingly placed a portion of them in the hands of Mr. Peter Henderson, of Jersey City. We have named them as follows: Carrie Emmons, in the style of Lollipop, but an improvement; size medium, form perfect, petals finely cupped, and of faultless symmetry. Debbie de Gray, light amber, edged with rosy purple; a dome-like form, well up in the centre; cup-petaled, of good substance, and very constant. Jeannie Tomkins, a bright golden orange, fine in form, color, and petal, and of good substance. Charles Downing, a rich amethyst, beautiful form, high and full centre, fine petal, good size, and constant John W. Degrauw, a bright scarlet of beautiful form, cup-petaled, very full, high centre, and great substance and constancy.
Dr. Knight, a fine bright yellow, full, fine form, high centre, and very constant Mary Green, pure white, beautiful form, high, full centre, perfect arrangement of petal, and great substance. Frank Smith, deep, clear red, fine form, cup petals, and great substance and constancy. There are several others very fine, which will be named at another time. The above are an exceedingly fine lot of Dahlias, and will not suffer by comparison with the best yet imported; they have the advantage of having been tried, and found adapted to our climate. We shall give a portrait of Emma Cheney, and probably some others.
 
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