136 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



BuheUa. — Panicle medium size, compact; flowers meditim size, single, purplish- 

 mauve suffused with lighter shades, buds brighter. In somewhat the same class as 

 Charles X., but is more attractive. 



Toussaint-Louverture. — Panicle above medium size, moderately loose; flowers 

 above medium, single, darkest shade of bishop's-violet, almost purple. The darkest in 

 colour. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 



Charles Joly. — Large, loose panicle; flowers large, semi-double, twisted petals, 

 vinous-mauve, almost purple; free bloomer. One of the best. 



Comte de Kerchove. — Panicles large, loose; flowers large, double, purplish-mauve 

 in bud and when opening, afterwards changing to lighter shades with more blue in 

 them. A very fine lilac. 



OondorceL — Panicles large, moderately compact; flowers above medium size, 

 double, violet-mauve in bud, bluish-violet shading lighter when open. Free bloomer. 

 One of the best of those with bluish shades. 



Emile Lemoine. — Panicles large, compact; flowers large, double, purplish-mauve 

 suffused with lighter shades in bud; heliotrope, shading to almost white in centre when 

 open. Free bloomer. Later than most. One of the best. 



Georges Bellair and Wm. Robinson. — These are much alike. Panicles medium 

 size, compact; flowers above medium size, double, purplish-mauve in bud and when 

 opening, afterwards suffused with lighter shades and central petals tipped with white. 

 Both very good; very- free bloomers. 



Jean Bart. — Panicle large, loose; flowers large, double with twisted petals, pur- 

 plish-mauve in bud, violet-mauve when opened shading to lighter. One of the best of 

 this type. 



Madame Ahel Chdtenay. — Panicle above medium size, moderately loose; flowers 

 above medium, double, white. A free bloomer. The best double white tested here. 



Madame Amelie Duprat. — Panicles medium size, moderately compact; flowers 

 above medium size, double, bright purplish-mauve in bud and of a lighter shade of the 

 same colour when open, suffused with paler tints. Very good. One of the best. 



Madame Casimir Perier. — Panicle medium size, compact; flowers medium size, 

 double white. A very free bloomer. One of the best double white varieties. 



Madame Leon Simon. — Panicle very large, compact; flowers very large, double, 

 purplish-mauve in bud, violet-mauve and bluish-violet when open. Very fine. 



Marc Micheli. — Panicle medium size, moderately compact; flowers very large, 

 double, violet-mauve in bud, heliotrope shading to almost white in centre when open; 

 free bloomer. Very good. One of the best. 



Grand-due Canstantin. — Is very similar to Marc Micheli. 



Michel Buchner. — Panicle large, moderately compact; flowers large, double, violet- 

 mauve in bud, bluish-violet shading to almost white in centre when open. Very good. 

 One of the best. 



President Grevy. — Panicle very large, moderately compact; flowers large, double, 

 light lilac in bud, violet-blue or lavender-blue when opened. A very striking variety. 



President Viger. — Panicle large, moderately loose; flowers very large, double, 

 purplish-mauve in bud, bluish-violet shading lighter when opened. Fairly free 

 bloomer. Very fine. 



