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Virginalis. Type 2. Substance fair ; white, feathered and flushed 

 with pink ; base blue, as in Fig. 5 ; 22 inches ; May 7, 17 days. 



Rose Unique. Type i. Form good ; 17 inches ; April 29, 

 20 days. 



Merry Maid. Type 2. Ground white, when young creamy to 

 very pale yellow ; base pale yellow, as in Fig. 5 ; 20 inches ; May 8, 

 17 days. 



Rose Swan. Type i. 'Rather long, substance fair; base yellow 

 as in Fig. 5 ; 18 inches ; April 29, 19 days. 



Silver Queen. Type 2. A form of ' Isabella ' (IVc) with white 

 ground-colour and slightly paler markings. 



Carnation. Type 2. Form and substance good filaments 

 clear white 21 inches ; May 8, 17 days. 



Picotee. Type 2. Form and substance good; at first the seg- 

 ments are feathered rose, which gradually flushes over the whole 

 segment as the flower ages ; pollen green ; 24 inches ; May 8, 

 14 days. 



La Vierge. Type 2. A variety resembling but inferior to 

 ' Picotee ' ; 27 inches ; May 10, 15 days. 



Milkmaid. Type 2. Resembles ' Picotee/ but has a distinct 

 fawn-blotched base ; 20 inches ; May 8, 17 days. 



Sweet Nancy. Type 2. Segments reflexed at tips when old ; 

 base and filaments bluish ; 21 inches ; May 7, 16 days. 



Elegans alba. Type 4. The fine form and substance of 

 'Elegans' (IV/), but with slightly wider segments, white, with a fine 

 wire-edge of rose-red ; 24 inches ; May 8, 23 days. 



Snowdon. Type 3. Of fair form and substance, and of medium 

 size ; 18 inches ; May 15, 15 days. 



Gesneriana albo-marginata = Sweet Nancy, q.v. 



Maiden's Blush = Picotee, q.v. 



Narbonensis alba = Sweet Nancy, q.v. 



Rose Crown = Virginalis, q.v. 



White Crown = Elegans alba, q.v. 



c. Flower cream, flushed pink. 



Corona lutea. Type 2. Substance fair, pale lemon-yellow, 

 flaked and stippled with rose ; base blotched light fawn as in 

 Fig. 5 ; 21 inches ; May 8, 20 days. 



Marjoletti. Type 2. Ground cream, becoming white ; base 

 blotched pale blue as in Fig. 5 ; filaments pale blue ; 25 inches ; 

 May 8, 18 days. 



Rose Pompon. Ground cream, becoming white ; pink edge spreads 

 with age ; 23 inches ; May u, 15 days. 



Didieri lutescens. Type 2. A form of ' Didieri ' (IVd) ; base 

 blotched black as in Fig. 5 ; 23 inches ; May 6, 15 days. 



Eva. Type 2. Form and substance fair ; base as in Fig. 5 ; 

 pale yellow. (Conf.) 



