Dahlia ‘Beauty of Slough’

A show dahlia, white petals tipped with crimson-purple.  [Fish].  ‘Beauty of Slough’, bred by Bragg, had a full-sized, well shaped flower with a blush ground colour and markings variously described as ‘mottled lacing of crimson-purple’, and ‘strongly tipped with crimson’, although its centre was considered to be a little ‘confused’.  It was awarded a First Class Certificate at the National Floricultural Society show.  [Gard. Chron. 1853].  Among the prize takers at the great exhibition of these flowers held in Edinburgh, open to the United Kingdom, was ‘Beauty of Slough’.  [Gard. Chron. 1855].  Obviously an outstanding variety it was also a prize winner at the Grand National Dahlia Show, September 1858.  [Gard. Chron. 1858].