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5. Nerine 481 



10. Starches of Nerine crispa, N. elegans, N. dainty maid, and N. queen of roses 48) 



11. Starches of Nerine bowdeni, N. sarniensis var. corusca major, N. giantess, and N. abundance 494 



12. Starches of Nerine sarniensis var. corusca major. N. curvifolia var. fothergilli major, N. glory of sarnia 508 



6. Narcissus ; 515 



13. Starches of Narcissus poeticus ornatus, N. poeticua poetarum, N. poeticus herrick, and N. poeticus dante 515 



14. Starches of Narcissus tazetta grand monarque, N. poeticus ornatus, and N. poetaz triumph 527 



15. Starches of Narcissus gloria mundi, N. poeticus ornatus, and N. fiery cross 536 



16. Starches of Narcissus telamonius plenus, N. poeticus ornatus, and N. doubloon 542 



17. Starches of Narcissus princess mary, N. poeticus poetarum, and N. cresset 548 



18. Starches of Narcissus abscissus, N. poeticus poetarum, and N. will scarlet 554 



19. Starches of Narcissus albicans, N. abscissus, and N. bicolor apricot 560 



20. Starches of Narcissus empress, N. albicans, and N. madame de graaff 566 



21. Starches of Narcissus weardale perfection, N. madame de graaff, and N. pyramus 572 



22. Starches of Narcissus monarch, N. madame de graaff, and N. lord roberts 578 



23. Starches of Narcissus leedsii minnie hume, N. triandrus albus, and N. agnes harvey 584 



24. Starches of Narcissus emperor, N. triandrus albus, and N. j. t. bennett poe 591 



7. Lilium 598 



25. Starches of Lilium martagon album, L. maculatum, and L. marhan 598 



26. Starches of Lilium martagon, L. maculatum, and L. dalhansoni 606 



27. Starches of Lilium tenuifolium, L. martagon album, and L. golden gleam 612 



28. Starches of Lilium chalcedonicum, L. candidum, and L. testaceum 619 



29. Starches of Lilium pardalinum, L. parryi, and L. burbanki 627 



8. Iris 636 



30. Starches of Iris iberica, I. trojana, and I. ismali 636 



31. Starches of Iris iberica, I. cengialti, and I. dorak 647 



32. Starches of Iris cengialti, I. pallida queen of may, and I. mrs. alan grey 656 



33. Starches of Iris persica var. purpurea, I. sindjarensis, and I. pursind 664 



8. Gladiolus 675 



34. Starches of Gladiolus cardinalis, G. tristis, and G. colvillei 675 



10. Tritonia 685 



35. Starches of Tritonia pottsii, T. crocosmia aurea, and T. crocosmeeflora 685 



11. Begonia 695 



36. Starches of Begonia single crimson scarlet, B. socotrana, and B. mrs. heal 695 



37. Starches of Begonia double light rose, B. socotrana, and B. ensign 702 



38. Starches of Begonia double white, B. socotrana, and B. Julius 708 



39. Starches of Begonia double deep rose, B. socotrana, and B. success 713 



12. Richardia 718 



40. Starches of Richardia albo-maculata, R. elliottiana, and R. mrs. roosevelt 718 



13. Musa 725 



41. Starches of Musa arnoldiana, M. gilletti, and M. hybrida 725 



14. Phaius 736 



42. Starches of Phaius grandifolius, P. wallichii, and P. hybridus I 736 



15. Miltonia 749 



43. Starches of Miltonia vexillaria, M. rcezlii, and M. bleuana. 749 



16. Cymbidium 760 



44. Starches of Cymbidium lowianum, C. eburneum, and C. eburneo-lowianum 760 



17. Calanthe 769 



45. Starches of Calanthe rosea, C. vestita var. rubro-oculata, and C. veitchii 769 



46. Starches of Calanthe vestita var. rubro-oculata, C. regnieri, and C. bryan 778 



CHAPTER IX. MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERS OP PARENT-STOCKS AND HYBRID-STOCKS 785 



1. Ipomoea coccinea, I. quamoclit, and I. sloteri 785 



2. Laclia purpurata, Cattleya mossiae, and Laelio-Cattleya canhamiana 791 



3. Cymbidium lowianum, C. eburneum, and C. eburneo-lowianum 798 



4. Dendrobium findlayanum, D. nobile, and D. cybele 804 



5. Miltonia vexillaria, M. rcezlii, and M. bleuana 810 



6. Cypripedium spicerianum, C. villosum, C. lathamianum, and C. lathamianum inversum 816 



7. Cypripedium villosum, C. insigne maulei, and C. nitans 828 



