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of strong loam overlying clay situated in the county of 

 Essex. The ground was dug deeply and manured at the 

 end of the summer of 1907, and the plants were planted 

 in the month of October. 



Varieties with White Flowers. The following well- 

 known white flowered varieties were planted : Bethea, 

 Countess of Hopetoun, Christiana, Duchess of York, 

 Marchioness, Pencaitland, Purity, Snowflake, White Em- 

 press, Redbraes White, Virgin White, Alexandra, Mrs. H. 

 Pearce, White Beauty, Mrs. A. D. Parker, Seagull, E. C. 

 Barlow, Peace. 



In the summer of 1908 all the plants were living, and 

 a Committee of Inspection then considered the following 

 the most effective ray less varieties : Snowflake, Purity, Mar- 

 chioness, Mrs. A. D. Parker, and Countess of Hopetoun ; 

 the best rayed varieties being Alexandra and Duchess of 

 York. Pencaitland, a rayed variety with heavy yellow 

 shading on the under petal, was extra good, and so was 

 Peace, which at times had a flush of pale lavender on the 

 upper petals. 



Creamy White. The following were planted : Cream 

 King, Devonshire Cream, Iliffe, and Sylvia. The best 

 were Sylvia and Cream King. 



Primrose. The following varieties are placed in their 

 order of merit : Primose Dame, Sulphurea, Ardwell Gem, 

 Maggie Clunas, and Daisy Grieve. 



