72 KEPOllT ON ANNUALS. 



v.— EEPOET ON ANNUALS. , 



GROWN AT ChISWICK IN 1861. 



By Thomas JrooRE, F.L.S., Secretary to (he Floral Committee. 



The followiug brief descriptive notices, will explain the charac- 

 teristics and the merits of the Annual flowers grown for trial 

 last summer at Chiswick, so far as these were developed in that 

 locality, and in such a season as that of 1861. 



Acroclininm atroroseum . E. G-, Henderson & Son. 



This variety did not prove to be either so large in the flower- 

 heads or so rich in colour as the older form, A. roseurn^ from Mr. 

 WnENCH and Mr. Veitch. The latter is one of the most 

 desirable annuals in cultivation, its gay rose-pink everlasting 

 flower-heads being produced for a long period in succession. 



Antirrhinum majus. 



Of this well-known plant, there were received under the names 



of Fapilionacea, 



^fiy 



AAGE 



l^fessrs. Benary, Hknbeeson and Veitch, a series of light- 

 tubed forms having the lips rosy-purple or crimson of various 

 shades — very gay and showy Snapdragons, for the decoration of 

 flower borders, but not having any peculiar merits or charac- 

 teristics. 



Arctotis breviscapa . . , . .1 



This formed dwarf hassocky tufts, furnished with long ragged 

 pinnatifid leaves, and large orange-coloured gazania-like flower- 

 heads ; the disk was black, and the base of the ray florets which 

 were orange above, was yellow. The plant was pretty as a single 

 object, but did not appear likely to be eff^ective in masses. 



Calandrinia Burridgii. 



A dwarf-trailing plant, apparently a sport of C. speciosa, but 

 very much inferior to it, the flowers being of a dull pale brick- 

 dusty rose-colour. 



Calliopsis bicolor muscosa. 



Si/n : Calliopsis elegans muscosa . . . Haage. 



Calliopsis hicolor " Mousseaiix'' . Cartek & Co. 



A very small proportion of this proved true ; but when in its 



