Antirrhinums 



and, as was to be expected, the longest spikes. 

 To this section belongs the famous strains of 

 Striped Antirrhinums so popular with amateurs 

 in the north of England and in Scotland. In a 

 great show like that of Glasgow, twenty to thirty 

 stands of these striped flowers are often seen, many 

 of the spikes carrying twenty or more perfectly 

 formed and beautifully marked flowers. To the 

 close observer it is interesting to study the 

 great variations in Antirrhinum foliage. As a 

 youngster I was taught to select those plants which 

 had the most beautifully marked, speckled and 

 spotted bottom leaves, as they were the most 

 likely to give the most beautifully speckled and 

 striped flowers. In growing batches of seedlings 

 for bedding, it is always wise at planting-out time 

 to throw away those plants which are not true 

 to type in foliage. Seed growers who attempt 

 to grow Antirrhinum seed in separate colours 

 find they must isolate the different varieties, i.e., 

 grow them a long way apart from each other, 

 or the stocks would get hopelessly mixed by bees, 

 which are very fond of visiting Antirrhinums. 

 Who has not seen the big bee clinging to the 

 under lip of the flowers and pushing for all he 

 is worth till he gets his head right into the mouth 

 of the flower, then two-thirds of his entire bodv 



