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varieties, and I have therefore placed a double asterisk 

 against those which I think are specially suitable for small 

 collections. 



LIST OF NEW VARIETIES WHICH ARE 

 NOW ON TRIAL 



Roseate Dawn. A glorious shade of old rose. 



Mrs. O. P. Bassett. A bright scarlet with deeply serrated edge. 



Bay State. No better than Jessica. 



Wanoka. I think nothing of this variety so far. 



British Queen. We shall hear more of this lovely variety. 



Mrs. Charles Knopf. Not so good as we all expected. 



Alvina. Supposed to be better than Aristocrat, very free. 



Rex. This variety was named after my little son, it is a 

 very pretty colour, and a good-shaped flower, 

 wonderfully free and has the great charm of being 

 self-supporting. It shows strong evidence of Fair 

 Maid blood. 



Mary Vilven. I saw this shown very well at Cardiff', but 

 have not seen it so good since. It gained an Award 

 of Merit at the last Show of the Perpetual-flower- 

 ing Carnation Society, which stamps it as a sterling 

 novelty. 



Vinca. This is almost a petunia colour and is a distinct 

 acquisition. 



NOVELTIES FOR 1911. 



R. F. Felton. This is a new and beautiful shade of pure 

 rose-pink and the largest true Perpetual. It has 

 lovely outer petals which are but slightly serrated. 

 Award of Merit, R.H.S., March 22, 1910. 



Mrs. C. F. Raphael. A lovely shade of salmon -red. 



