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Reine Potard 



Species: P. albiflora. History: Originated by Bichet in 1882. 



Description in brief: Japanese, solferino red, midseason, good. 



Description in detail: Japanese, staminodes stiff and erect, to y^ inch wide, 

 narrower on outside, very few remnants, mottled and streaked lengthwise 

 with cerise. Carpels many. Closely appressed, densely white woolly; stigmas 

 red and beginning to transform in some cases. Color dark solferino red 

 4 (157). Size medium. Odor doubtful. Foliage rather large, smooth, 

 medium in color and vigor. 



III. BOMB 

 WHITE 



Canari 



Species: P. albiflora. History: Originated by Guerin in 1861. 



Description in brief: Double white, fairly good, late. 



Description in detail: Bomb, staminodes up to three-fourths inch wide and 

 fairly uniform, strongly reflexed in age; no anther remnants. Carpels pink, 

 covered with white wool and some of them transforming; stigmas pink 

 and widening, guards differentiated; color of guards very pale pink tint 

 almost white, fading white, general effect white to cream ; collar next guards 

 white. Size medium. Odor pleasant XX. Foliage medium in size and color 

 with a very few scattering hairs below. 



Due DE Wellington 



Species: P. albiflora. History: Originated by Calot in 1859. 



Description in brief: Bomb, white with sulphur center, late bloomer, 

 very good. 



Description in detail: Bomb type, well differentiated, two rows of large 

 broad guards ; outer staminodes one-sixteenth inch wide, inner ones to one- 

 half inch wide, very thick with sulphur tint. Carpels visible, light green and 

 covered with white wool ; stigmas cream colored, often transforming. Color 

 white, sulphur center. Size large. Odor pleasant XX. Foliage rather small 

 leaves but vigorous, smooth and medium in color. 



Virgo Maria 



Species: P. albiflora. History: Unknown. 



Description in brief: Bomb, pure white, late bloomer, fairly good. 



Description in detail: Bomb type, well differentiated; staminodes to one 

 inch wide and fairly uniform, much cut at apex, erect and concealing small, 

 very smooth, green, shiny carpels with white stigmas which are not usually 

 transforming. Color pure ivory white throughout. Size medium. Odor 

 i;leasant X. Foliage small, light green narrow leaflets, smooth. 



PINK 



Aspasie 



Species: P. albiflora. History: Originated by Guerin, and first described 

 by Rouillard in Journal de la Societe d'Horticulture, 1863, Vol. 9, p. 702. 



Description in brief: Double, light pink, sulphur collar, early, medium in 

 value. 



Description in detail: Bomb, of little substance; carpels partly trans- 

 formed into twisted carpelodes ; guards hydrangea pink 1(132), center same 

 color, but flecked with crimson, collar next guards sulphur or butter yellow 

 tints. Odor pleasant X. Foliage quite small but robust and dark green, 

 perfectly smooth, stems red. 



Jeanne d'Arc 



Species: P. albiflora. History: Originated by Calot in 1858. 



Description in brief: Bomb, pink and sulphur, early to midseason, good. 



Description in detail: Bomb type, guards well differentiated, petalodes not 

 very uniform, cut at apex ; carpelodes wide and same color as guards with 

 a wad of short narrow ones in center. No remnants. Color pale lilac 

 rose I (1,30), center sulphur yellow. Size medium. Odor pleasant XXX. 

 Foliage medium in size and color, perfectly smooth. 



