i8 ANTIRRHINUMS AND PENTSTEMONS 



Still, it is meet we should acknowledge the successful 

 work of our raisers, who have given us many superb 

 varieties that may well hold prominent positions in the 

 most select collections for years to come; and, further- 

 more, it may be of service to readers who are not yet 

 familiar with the best Antirrhinums of to-day to make a 

 few remarks on some of those which are of distinct 

 character and particular merit. 



If one colour has been more strikingly developed than 

 another it is surely flame-red, a shade of colour which 

 cannot more aptly be described than by comparing it to 

 the radiant glow of a brightly burning fire. 



We have a number of these gorgeously coloured 

 varieties now in commerce, varying, it is true, in the 

 degree in which either scarlet, orange, or vivid red pre- 

 dominates the one over the other, whilst in other details, 

 such as height, size of bloom, and arrangement of colours 

 on standard, tube, or lip, there is sufficient variation to 

 give each its own interest. Afterglow, Bonfire, and Fire 

 King are three of the group that have become widely 

 known and popular, and probably from selections of 

 these have sprung the more recent introductions of 

 flame-coloured varieties, 



Messrs. W. H. Simpson and Son, of Birmingham, 

 catalogue and, I believe, brought out a few years since 

 a tall-growing development of Fire King which they 

 named The King. More recently Messrs. Watkins and 

 Simpson introduced Torchlight, a noble flower of almost 

 dazzling brilliance, with a large, shapely pip well set on 

 strong, erect spikes. 



To my mind one of the most pleasing and meritorious 

 departures from the general run of varieties was Messrs. 

 Hurst and Sons' introduction. The Fawn. Not only is 

 its colour unique and altogether charming, its soft 

 apricot and peach-pink tints being exquisite, but its pips 

 are of ideal form, and although the spikes are not long, 



