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THE WORK OF FACTORS FOR MARKING 



A represents the jjattern of a ray of Iletianthus auuutis, \ar. bicolor, an entire flower-head of which 

 is shown in Fig. 5. B is the same species, var. ruberrimus (or if the color is vinous, it is 

 called var. vinosissimus) ; C is a new variety, maculatus, of the same species; D is a hybrid, 

 //. annuiis var. coronatus X //. ciicumerifolius. E is a ray of the Red Lilliput sunflower of the 

 trade, //. CKCiimerifolius, var. apicalis; F is another ray of tlie same form. (} illustrates 

 a new variety, //. cucumerifolius var. vitlatus, and H is the variety purpureus of the same 

 species. I is a dahlia ray and J comes from Hdianthus annuus var. zonatus. (Fig. 6.) 



of the ray, at the extreme base. A very 

 prcttN' variety has the ends of the rays 

 (half or less) delicately reddened, thus 

 reversing the condition in H. annuus 

 var. bicolor. It is this variety which 

 was oflfcred by Peter Henderson & Co. 

 in their catalogue for 1915, under the 

 name of Red Lilliimt, with a rather 

 over-colored but otherwise ver\' char- 

 acteristic figure. A more singular form, 

 occurring in this year's cultures from 

 Herb's seeds, has a variably distinct 

 narrow red stripe down the middle of 

 the ray (Fig. G); this occurs both on a 

 sulphur yellow and a pale i^rimrosc 

 background. Finally, we have obtained 

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a ])lant in which the whole iijjper .surface 

 of the rays is a deep brownish-jjink or 

 dull crimson, while the under side is 

 clear hght sul])hur yellow, in complete 

 contrast (Fig. H). The contrast be- 

 tween the upper and lower sides is 

 emi)hasised by the twisting of the rays. 



All these jjlants from M. Herb's seeds 

 are H. cucumcrifoliits, not h\-brids with 

 H. annuus coronatus, as is shown by the 

 bracts. They have develoi)ed their red 

 color quite inde])endently of our coro- 

 natus. 



We have raised a number of hxbrids 

 between our red H. annuus forms and 

 the various forms of //. cucumerifolius. 



