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filaments yellow ; stem stiff ; leaves ascending ; 15 inches ; April 15, 

 18 days. 



Regentes. A small yellow. 



Rising Sun. A clear yellow form of ' Duchesse de Parme ' (see lip) . 



Royal Sovereign. Large, rounded ; filaments stained ; stem weak ; 

 leaves long, channelled ; 16 inches ; April 16, 20 days. 



Yellow Globe = Royal Sovereign, q.v. 



Yellow Prince. Goblet shape, medium size, sometimes taking a 

 scarlet flush in the lower part of the flower ; filaments stained ; stem 

 stiff ; 12 inches ; April 19, 20 days. 



Yellow Queen. Goblet shape, medium size ; filaments yellow ; 

 stem stiff ; leaves broad, flat ; 14 inches ; April 17, 19 days. 



n. Flower primrose. 



Herman Schlegel Primrose Queen, q.v . 



Primrose Queen. The shape of 'La Reine' (He), but probably a 

 seedling, not a colour form of that variety. With slight rose flush at the 

 margins of the old flower ; stem strong ; 12 inches ; April 19, 17 days. 



Yellow La Reine = Primrose Queen, q.v. 



o. Flower purple. 



Moliere. Cup shape, medium size, refined ; base yellow ; filaments 

 yellow; stem slender; leaves ascending; 15 inches; April 16, 

 20 days. 



Netscher = Van der Neer, q.v. 



Paragon. Goblet shape, streaked orange at the margins of the 

 segments ; base deep yellow ; stem stout ; 14 inches ; April 21, 14 days. 



President Lincoln. Goblet shape, opening triangular, base diffuse 

 white ; filaments white ; leaves broad, ascending ; n inches ; April 19, 

 1 8 days. 



Queen of the Violets President Lincoln, q.v. 



Van der Neer. Goblet shape, large, handsome ; base dull yellow, 

 edged blue ; filaments yellow ; stem stout ; leaves broad ; 14 inches ; 

 April 16, 20 days. 



Violet Queen = President Lincoln, q.v. 



Wouwerman. Goblet shape, opening wide, quarters ; base stellate, 

 yellow ; filaments yellow ; stem strong, purplish ; 17 inches ; April 19, 

 20 days. 



p. Flower red and yellow. 



Commandant. Cup shape, segments pointed, yellow margins 

 narrow ; base diffuse, deep yellow ; filaments yellow ; leaves broad ; 

 13 inches ; April 26, 12 days. 



Due de Berlin. A small rounded ' Keizerskroon,' but 10 days 

 later ; n inches ; April 19, 25 days. 



Due de Malakoff. Cup shape, segments pointed ; base large, deep 

 yellow ; filaments yellow ; stem strong, reddish ; leaves ascending ; 

 17 inches ; April 17, 20 days. 



