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the dealers were few in number, and apparently due to displace- 

 ment of the labels at sometime. One plant of Judge Hoi tt was 

 received from ]\Iessrs. E. G. Hill & Co., under the name of Andes ; 

 Messrs. Peter Henderson & Co. and Messrs. Pitcher & Manda sup- 

 plied Yellow Hammer under the name of Condor ; one plant of 

 Mrs. E. G. Hill came from Messrs. Peter Henderson & Co. under 

 the name of Mdme. Ed. Lefort, and Messrs. Pitcher & Manda 

 described some other variety as Elizabeth Bisland in their catalogue 

 of 1894. 



Is^OTES ON SOME EECENT VARIETIES GEOWN AT 



CORNELL. 1894. 



T. Terminal — A flower or flower-hud produced hy a lateral shoot. 



0. Crown — The solitary floioer or flower-hud which is sometimes 

 horite at the extremity of the main stejn. 



Adele Merz {Pitcher <& Manda, 1894) — Medium quality. Stem 

 36 inches high, strong and erect. Flower 6 inches diameter, show- 

 ing center a trifle. Florets medium width ; reflexed ; moderately 

 iirm in texture and of i"ich rose color. Syn. Stanley Baxter. 



Taken September 26. At best November 10. 



American Eagle {Pitcher d3 Manda, 1894) — Anemone. Medium, 

 Stem 34 inches high, rather weak. Flowers 5 to 6 inches diameter, 

 full and perfect; largest and best to crowns. Ray florets in a single 

 row, horizontal, medium width ; white. Disk full and high ; florets 

 rosy pnrple. 



t. Taken October 8. At best November 16. 



C. Taken October 8. At best November. 10. 



Andes {Pitcher & Manda, 1893) — Excellent. Stem 27 inches 

 high, stout and erect. Flowers 6 inches diameter, very full and 

 strikingly decorative. Florets broad, incnrved ; the lower ones 

 drooping a little and slightly curled and twisted ; heavy in texture 

 and of rich bronze-yellow color. 



C. Taken October 11. At best November 29. 



A. T. Ewing {Hill & Co., 1893) — A very beautiful variety. 

 Stem 26 inches high, stout and erect. Flower 6 inches diameter ; 

 full, and very regular in shape. Florets spreading ; broad; heavy 

 in substance ; ground color white, margined and suffused with bril- 

 liant rose. 



T. Taken October 16. At best November 14. 



Beau Ideal {Hill & Co., 1893) — Very good. Stem 28 inches 

 liigh, moderately strong and erect, and of equal strength under 



