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noteworthy in this respect, Helen Lewis gaining 55 and 

 Henry Eckford 51 votes. The lavender kinds too were 

 very close, Lady Grizel Hamilton securing 53 votes and 

 Frank Dolby being only one vote behind with 52. In 

 the same year there were no less than seven varieties 

 voted upon in the pink section, five in the lavender, and 

 four and three in several other instances. Readers will 

 see, therefore, how useful this information is to practical 

 growers. 



The list recommended by the Floral Committee, 

 which was published in the Autumn of 1908, is as 

 follows : 



White Dorothy Eckford, Etta Dyke, and Nora 



Unwin. 

 Crimson and Scarlet King Edward and Queen 



Alexandra. 



Rose and Carmine John Ingman. 

 Yellow and Buff James Grieve and Paradise Ivory. 

 Blue Lord Nelson and A. J. Cook. 

 Blush Mrs Hardcastle Sykes. 

 Cerise Chrissie Unwin. 



Pink Countess Spencer and Constance Oliver. 

 Orange Shades Helen Lewis and St George. 

 Lavender Lady Grizel Hamilton and Frank Dolby. 

 Violet and Purple Rosie Adams. 

 Magenta Menie Christie. 

 Picotee edged Evelyn Hemus. 

 Fancy Sybil Eckford. 



Mauve Mrs Walter Wright and The Marquis. 

 Maroon and Bronze Black Knight and Hannah Dale. 

 Striped and Flaked (Red and Rose) Jessie Cuthbert- 



son, Paradise, and Red Flake. 



Striped and Flaked (Purple and Blue) Prince Olaf. 

 Bicolor Jeannie Gordon. 

 Marbled Helen Pierce. 



