356 BuLLiiTJiX 2yS. 



MECHIN, ARMANDINE. 



Species— P. albiflora. Originated by Mechin, 1880. 



Donated by Cottage Gardens Co., Dessert and L. Paillet. 



Description in brief — Large, fairly compact, rather flat, rosy magenta 4 (169) 



semi-rose type bloom. Midseason. Medium variety. 

 Description in detail — Stamens well concealed in rather compact bloom when 



well grown; typical flat rose type; not differentiated; short, narrow petals 



in extreme center of bloom. Odor unpleasant. 



Medium strong growing plant, with rather spreading habit; medium stems. 



Medium bloom in clusters. 

 Correction to Bulletin 2§p, which describes this as a semi-double. 



VOLCAN. . 



Correction to Bulletin 259 — The variety described under the above name in Bul- 

 letin 259 is in reality " Chas. Verdier." 



The true variety "Volcan" does not occur in our plots at the present 

 writing. 



