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about 9 inches in height, everywhere branching repeatedly, and 

 all the little branchlets showing flower-budg ; there is con- 

 sequently a great, number of undeveloped flowers, and this, 

 together with a want of brilliancy in the colour, renders the 

 variety much less effective than others of inferior habit. It was 

 called— 



" Dwarf Crimson'' (Turner) : very free, the colour a rosy- 

 crimson, somewhat dull, the undeveloped buds and centres 

 being greenish. 



§ 5. MiNIATUKE. 



This section also was represented by one sample only, and 

 may not prove constant. The plants are very dwarf, not more 

 than 6 inches high, having a short, dense, unbranched flower- 

 head, seated closely upon the compact tuft of leaves. 



" Laxidi Blue" (Carter) : pale lilac or French white. 



§ 6. Spike-flowered. 

 These were sent as "Miniatures" along with the variety 

 referred to § 5. They are, however, of a different habit, being 

 taller, growing about a foot high ; the stem is almost simple, the 

 few branches being very short, setting close to the main stem, and 

 producing a spike-Uke inflorescence. This as well as § 5 may be 

 inconstant, and of doubtful character. The best varieties were — 

 •• Bark Blue " (Carter) : deep reddish-purple. 

 " Carmine" (Carter) : light rose, with greenish centre, which 

 does not open well. 



§7. Wallflower-leaved Ten-weeks'. 

 This group has the characters of § 1 ; but the leaves are 

 glabrous instead of hoary. There is no other material difi'erence. 

 The following were very handsome varieties : indeSd, that called 

 " Dwarf Crimson" was one of the earliest, richest-coloured, and 

 most enduring varieties in the whole collection— 



" Dwarf Crimson " (Carter) : bright rosy-crimson. 

 ''Sulphur" (Carter): pale or creamy yellow, the single- 

 flowered plants being white. 

 "(7amzne" (Carter): light rose. 

 "Flesh-colour " (Carter): pale blush. 

 " Poppy-gray " (Carter) : pale lilac. 



