CHAPTER III 

 BEST VARIETIES 



IT is always an exceedingly difficult thing for one 

 who is a raiser of new varieties of flowers to write 

 about the best varieties in a quite unbiassed 

 manner. One naturally has a predilection for 

 one's own creations, and is apt to see points in 

 their favour where the margin of justification 

 is rather small. That being so I will put before 

 my readers the findings of the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society. I have already alluded to the 

 splendid trial of Antirrhinums which that Society 

 had at^Wisley in 1913. The best varieties in 

 commerce were contributed by the leading 

 wholesale and retail firms who specialize in 

 Antirrhinums. Glancing through the list, I 

 find such names as Messrs. Watkins & Simpson 

 and Messrs. Hurst & Son, leading wholesale seed 

 merchants, and among the better-known retail 

 firms are Messrs. James Veitch & Son, Messrs. 

 R. Veitch & Son, Messrs. Dickson & Robinson, 

 Messrs. Barr & Sons, Messrs. Dobbie & Co. , Messrs. 

 Bath, Mr. F. C. Heinemann, Messrs. Daniels, 



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