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of the results were shown in Plate VI, of the report for last year. 

 A very much larger number of variations have appeared the present 

 season, some of which are particularly rich in both outline and colora- 

 tion. Instead of the long, slender, single tip to each petal, as 

 shown in the variety known among phlox growers as the "Quedlin- 

 berg or Star phlox," these often have a finely cut margin that is sug- 

 gestive of the celebrated fringed gentian. One of the variations has 

 been a pure white, with the delicate margin above mentioned. It has 

 not yet been demonstrated that these types can be lixed by isolation 

 of the plants so that fertilization within its own variation will be 

 secured. Single plants may be nmltiplied by cuttings, and with 

 care and time it is hoped that certain of the more desirable of the 

 fringed types may become reasonably stable. 



Plate V III. shows some of the forms of the fringed phloxes as 

 grouped loosely in a bouquet, the photograph having been taken from 

 above. Kear the center is a spray of pure white, and the effect is that 

 of some of the mort attractive 'SStarworts" {Stellaria), ''Starry 

 Campion" (Silene) and other members of the pink family. Above 

 and to the left of these are some with a rich, solid maroon, and because 

 of their dark color they are nearly lost from sight in the picture. 

 Others nearl5y have a dark center and a light border, and by this 

 means the starry outline is well shown. A plain engraving cannot 

 more than barely .suggest the effects of these clusters of blossoms. 

 There are fifteen or more distinct types, l)etween which there is a 

 decided difference as to form and color. 



DATURA HYBRIDS. 



Datura is a small genus, of about twelve species, native to the 

 WMrrner ])ortions of the globe. In our State there are two kinds, and 

 these grow as weeds in rich, moist soil, under common names, as 

 ^'Stramonium," "Jamestown," or "Jimson Weed," and "Thorn-apple." 

 In this locality the two species Datura Stramonium L. and Datura 

 Tatula L. are often in nearly equal nnmbers, and this, together with 

 the fact that the chief difference is in the color of the stem, leaf-stalk 

 and flowers, led to a testing of the seeds of some of these plants. 

 Eijxming, l)ut -till unopened, pods were gathered last autumn of 

 D. TaiuJa, quickly recognized In' the prevailing purple in stem, leaf 

 and flower, and of D. Stramonium, which has white flowers and the 



