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come from many gardeners, including various members of The 

 New York Botanical Garden. Certain persons have even asked 

 for the most promising stock that has been developed for the 

 breeding of new types, so that they too may undertake the same 

 lines of breeding that are in progress at The New York Botanical 

 Garden. All this is gratifying; but it is physically impossible to 

 supply the plants requested. To undertake the propagations neces- 

 sary for this would absorb the facilities for growing plants and 

 especially the quota of labor available and greatly decrease the 

 extent of the experimental and botanical research involved. 



In the selections of seedlings only the very best individuals in 



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Figure 3. The habit is excellent. The flowers are medium large, full, 

 pale yellow and firm in texture and they are widely open for about thirty 

 hours. The period of bloom is in late July and early August. An out- 

 standing plant in its class. 



