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finely veined with lilac purple on a white ground tinged 

 with the same colour. The style arms are reddish 

 brown, the crests veined on the same ground colour as 

 that of the falls. 



Korolkoivi inolacea X Mariae. The lilac standards form 

 the feature of this flower. On a lilac purple ground the 

 veins are finely traced and of dark lilac, and there are 

 innumerable dots between them. The falls are con- 

 spicuously veined with plum purple on a nearly white 

 ground. Here the veins are broad and strong. The 

 " signal " is of deep plum-colour, the beard is also plum- 

 coloured and diffuse. 



Korolkoivi venosa X atropurpurea. The note of this 

 flower lies in its coppery purple colour. The falls are 

 reddish purple, with veins proceeding from the signal, 

 which, near the margin, are of a yellowish white ground. 

 The standards are of deep, coppery, plum purple. The 

 "signal" spot is deep plum purple, merging into the 

 colour surrounding it. The beard is linear, of stout 

 hairs thinly planted. 



Korolkovui concolor X iberica. The male parent is less 

 impressed upon this plant than the female parent. It 

 has falls of reddish plum purple, self in the middle area, 

 but running out into veins, on a yellowish white ground, 

 towards the margins. The standards are of deep lilac 

 purple, veined, but with the ground colour nearly as 

 dark as the veins, so that they are not conspicuous. 

 The beard is linear, of thinly planted dark purple hairs. 

 The style arms and crests are brown-red purple. 



Korolkoivi (type) X iberica var. Van Houttei. This is 

 striking on account of its clear venation. The falls are 

 veined with plum colour on a yellowish white ground, 

 the standards with violet-purple on nearly a white 

 ground. The "signal" is conspicuous, due to con- 

 fluence of the veins, and the beard is distinct and black. 

 The flower is of considerable size, measuring 3 J in. by 



