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Asa Gray. Outer segments reflexed, colour deep ; 27 inches ; 

 May 6, 19 days. 



Rubens. Small, outer segments spreading, colour dull outside ; 

 29 inches ; May 7, 18 days. 



Galatea. Large, of good substance, colour very deep outside ; 

 32 inches ; May 6, 19 days. 



Giovanni. Small; base dull, slaty; 26 inches ; May 6, 19 days. 



Carlos. Base large ; filaments blue-black ; 26 inches ; May 8, 18 

 days. 



Sir Walter Scott. Colour dull, paler at the margins of each 

 segment ; 27 inches ; May 6, 18 days. 



Madrazza. Medium size ; 27 inches ; May 6, 18 days. 



Madame Bosboom Toussaint = Carminea, q.v. 



d. Flower magenta. 



Type, William Goldring. 



The flowers of this section are characterized by more rounded 

 shoulders than those of the preceding classes. They fall into three 

 types, according to their bases. 



(1) Base circular, blue except that each blotch has a slight white 

 streak on margins of each segment. (Fig; 14.) 



(2) Base circular, blue except that each blotch has a spreading 

 white streak on the margins of the segment. (Fig. 12.) 



(3) Base circular, blue with a white region as in Fig. 15. 



As in section b, these bases may be considered as representing 

 successive increases in the white base margins. Outside white, 

 corresponding to the white region of the base. Filaments blue or 

 white tinged blue. 



William Goldring. Type 3. Large, well shaped, good substance ; 

 filaments tinged ; 28 inches ; May 3, 18 days. 



Berthold Schwartz. Type 3. Good cup-shape; tips of segments 

 very regular; base bright ; 25 inches ; May 4, 21 days. (Fig. 15.) 



The Shah. Short, good form ; 29 inches ; May 3, 21 days. 



Miranda. Type I. The form of ' Professor Francis Darwin ' 

 (VII. b) ; colour bright, filaments blue ; 27 inches ; April 30, 20 days. 



Princess Alice. Type 3. Form good; colour very deep. (Conf.) 



Verdi. Type i. 24 inches ; May 14, 17 days. 



Oliver Goldsmith, Type i. Colour very bright, filaments violet. 

 Closely resembles ' Kentucky ' ; 26 inches ; May 3, 19 days. 



Vanity. Type 2. Large ; base very blue ; 23 inches ; May 5, 17 

 days. 



Bussy Rabutin. Type 2. Segments broad, outer reflexed ; base 

 dull, filaments white ; 21 inches ; May 4, 17 days. 



Burbidge. Type i. Long, deep flower; base dull; 31 inches; 

 May 8, 22 days. 



Herta. Type i. Opens well ; tips of segments broad, level, colour 

 lighter ; 28 inches ; April 30, 20 days. 



