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15. Eoyal Bwarf. 



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From Mr. Turner. Dwarfish and spreading in habit, with fino 

 trusses of bright scarlet flowers ; useful. 



16. Southern Belle. 



From Mr. Dixon, Flowers light scarlet, with a conspicuous 

 white eye. Very like Wellington Hero^ 



17. Stella. 



From Mr. Ayres and Mr. Dixon. Dwarf compact habit, with 

 smoothish leaves ; flowers freely produced in small trusses, deep 

 crimson-scarlet, with small white eye. Quite distinct in colour 

 from any other, and very rich-looking when well in bloom. The 

 colour, as compared with other Scarlets, has something of the 

 same efl'ect as Basilisk Verbena compared with Melindres. 



18. Trentham Scarlet. 



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Frolai Messrs. Fraser as Tom Thumb; also called Crystal 

 Palace Scarlet. It has smoothish leaves and moderate trusses 

 of bright scarlet flowers in good succession. It was decided to 

 be the best of the dwarfer habited Scarlets with plain green leaves, 

 and a very free-blooming useful sort. 



] 9. "Wellington Hero, 



From Messrs. Fraser. Vigorous habit, with moderate sized 

 trusses of finely shaped flowers of a light scarlet, with ^ white eye. 

 Considered one of the finest sorts for pot-culture. 



20. Garihaldi: — From Messrs. Downie & Co. Flowers 

 vivid scarlet ; a good variety. 



21. Gem of Scarlets: — from Mr. Scott, Flowers scarlet. 



22. General Sir F, Williams: — from Messrs. Low. Bather 

 dwarf, but with apparently tender foliage ; flowers scarlet. 



23. Goliath: — from Messrs. Rolusson, Flowers in fine bold 

 trusses, scarlet, with slight cerise tint. It would have been 

 effective, but the foliage was not healthy-looking. 



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24. Indis2'>ensahle : — from Mr. Turner. Dwarf tufted habit; 

 flowers scarlet, not produced freely. 



white eye. 



7/ Scarlets: — from Mr. Dean. Flowers scarlet with 



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