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Sir Trevor Lawrence. — A very free, strong growing variety, truss large, flowers per- 

 fectly formed, and freely borne, double, colour rosy pink, a very promising sort. 



Golden Dawn. — Of medium growth, compact habit, free flowering, truss medium size 

 on long footstalks, florets large, colour orange scarlet, double, a promising variety. 



Van Dael. — Made very weak growth, flowers poor and sparsely borne, colour 

 salmon rose bordered with white. 



Mad. de la Rue. — Made fair growth, fine large truss of full double bloom, colour 

 orange scarlet. A promising variety. 



E. Legouve. — Made fair growth, flowers semi-double, immense truss, rather loose, on 

 strong stiff stem, colour, orange salmon. A very distinct variety. 



Comte dElbe. — Made fair growth, habit compact, foliage darkly zoned, very free 

 flowering, truss large but rather loose and flowers ragged, colour, rosy pink. A very 

 promising variety. 



Gettysburg. — Very free growing dwarf, compact habit, foliage large, dark green, with 

 well marked zone, very free flowering, truss large, flowers well formed, colour bright 

 crimson maroon, a decided acquisition, the best of the new introductions. 



J. J. Harrison. — A very strong free grower, foliage large, pale green, and velvety, 

 very free flowering, semi-double, large truss, and individual florets very large, colour, 

 brilliant scarlet. Has done well planted out. 



Lord Lytton. — Dwarf, strong growing and branching, with large pale green foliage, 

 very free flowering, truss large on long footstalk, double, colour cherry red, upper petals 

 orange red. Has done well here and promises to be one of the best of the newer 

 varieties. 



M. Remy Martin. — Yery free growing, and dwarf branching habit, blooms very 

 profusely, large truss on long footstalk, colour bright rose, upper petals marked with 

 white, double. A promising variety. 



Carmen Sylva. — A very strong grower, free flowering, large truss, colour white, did 

 fairly well planted out. 



Mrs. J. M. Garr. — Made fair growth, dwarf, compact habit, free flowering, medium 

 sized truss, single, colour white, but apt to shade to rose when exposed to the sun. Not 

 so good as some other white varieties. 



Aurora Boreale. — A strong free growing variety, free flowering, single, truss large on 

 long footstalk, colour pale rose with white eye. Succeeded well planted out. 



Dr. Levavasseur. — Free growing, dwarf compact habit, free flowering, medium sized 

 truss, florets large, colour lower petals orange cerise marked with lilac, the upper petals 

 lilac, veined with red and edged with cerise. One of the best of the newer varieties. 



White Swan. — Made fair growth, dwarf, compact habit, double, free flowering, 

 truss medium size, colour white, blooms well the whole season, but is not specially desirable 

 as there are several better of the same class. 



Prof. Peuch. — Yery dwarf compact habit, very free flowering, truss and flower large 

 but rather ragged, colour magenta rose, single. 



Chas. Jolly. — Made very strong growth, habit of plant dwarf and compact, large 

 fine shaped truss, colour orange scarlet, very free flowering, double. One of the best of 

 the new varieties. 



Banquise. — Made very weak growth and did not bloom. 



Chr. Larelle. — A free strong growing variety, very free bloomer, truss large on long 

 footstalk, large individual florets, colour salmon rose, edged with white. One of the best 

 of the new varieties. 



Mrs. Parker. — Yery free growing compact habit, foliage bright green with white 

 edge, flowers pale pink. 



P. Crozy. — A free growing variety, makes a dwarf bushy plant, foliage medium sized 

 and of heavy texture, free flowering, truss medium sized, colour bright scarlet, a fine 

 variety. This is a hybrid between the zonale and the ivy sections of geraniums, 

 showing the characteristics of the zonale in the foliage, and the ivys in the flowers. 



The 33 varieties last named were tried for the first time planted out last season. 

 Many of them were grown under conditions not calculated to give the best results, 

 therefore it would be unwise to condemn any of these without further trial which 



