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can never be depended upon ; the others, though blooming in May, in 

 ordinary seasons escape damage from frost. 



FinsT Division— E A r.LiEST Varieties. 



Albertus superb — Light pink, changing in strong heat to an almost pure white ; 

 a free-blooming easily-forced variety. 



Caucasicum — Straw colour, changing to white when under glass ; of a dwarf 

 bushy habit ; a very profuse bloomer. 



Caucasicum grandiflorum — Slightly darker in colour, and more robust in habit 

 than the above. 



Ciliatum — A very dwarf hardy Himalayan species, pure white, resembling 

 Azalea Indica alba ; a most profuse bloomer. 



Cinnamomeum — "White, with black spots ; flowers freely when grafted. 



Cinnamomeum hybridum — Pure white, dark spots, dwarf bushy habit. 



Dauricum — Rosy purple, very profuse ; a deciduous species, admirable for very 

 early flowering. 



Dauricum atrovirens — Deeper in colour, semi- evergreen ; otherwise like the 

 species. 



Diadem — Clear pink, habit of Caucasicum. 



Noblieanum — Dark damask, in some varieties light pink ; of dwarf bushy 

 habit ; forces with great facility ; a well-known and popular variety, not yet sur- 

 passed for early forcing. » 



Noblieanum album — White, with dark spots ; similar in habit to the above. 



Proecox— Lilac, in appearance like Dauricum, of which it is a hybrid, but more 

 compact in habit ; a profuse bloomer and a first-rate forcing variety. 



Proecox rubrum — Rosy-lilac, same in habit and general appearance as the pre- 

 ceding. 



Venus — Pale silvery blush, dwarf and bushy in habit, and free in flowering. 



Second Division — Later Vapjeties. 



Alta-Clarense — Dark scarlet, finely spotted ; a free bloomer when grafted. 



Alstrcemeroides — Bright rose, spotted on all the petals. 



Campanulatum^ — Delicate blush, dark spots. 



Campanulatum hybridum — "White, reddish spots; dwarfer in habit than the 

 species. 



Caucasicum pictum — Blush, beautifully spotted with crimson, fine foliage, 

 dwarf habit, and free bloomer. 



Comet — Fiery crimson. 



Eclipse — Dark crimson. 



Gloire de Gandavensis — "White, finely spotted. 



Jacksonii — Light rose, dark spots ; profuse bloomer. 



Lavinia — Rose. 



Medora — Light rose, intensely spotted. 



Princeps — Light crimson ; free bloomer. 



Regalia — Crimson, large flowers. 



Russellianum — Scarlet, robust habit. 



Russellianum superbum — Dark scarlet. 



Smithii elegans — Fine scarlet, black spots. 



Venustum — Light crimson ; free bloomer. 



Verschaffeltii — Blush, much spotted. Hugh Feaser. 



