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colouring of the flowers), Mulberry, Princess Teck, Royal 

 Blue, and White Swan. From Dr. Stuart Dr. Stuart and 

 Williams. From Messrs. James Cocker & Sons Novelty. 

 From Mr. G. Westland Blue Perfection. 



"A tribute is due to Dr. Stuart for his efforts to obtain 

 new varieties, and for what he has done since with so much 

 success. Since writing this passage, I have been informed 

 by Dr. Stuart that he began to work at Viola-raising in 

 1872 or '73. He sent to Chiswick, probably in 1874 or '75, 

 six varieties raised from crosses between Viola cornuta 

 and Pansy Blue King, and received six first-class cer- 

 tificates. 'These,' says Dr. Stuart, 'were the ancestors 

 of my rayless section/ Nor should my dead brother's 

 work be forgotten in this relation, as it is nearly twenty 

 years since, when at Walsall, he produced his first batch 

 of seedling Violas, including True Blue, a variety of such 

 sterling qualities, especially as a bedding plant, that it will 

 keep his memory green among Viola raisers, cultivators, 

 and exhibitors for some years to come. 



"What has been produced since 1878 comes within 

 the range of contemporary knowledge, and I need not 

 particularise further." 



The work done by Mr. James Grieve, who was for a long 

 series of years nursery manager to Messrs. Dickson & Co., 

 and who is now in business for himself in Edinburgh, is, 



viewed as a whole, the greatest of all. Mr. Grieve started in 



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