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growth and its abundant silvery-white, yellow-cupped 

 flowers, which are produced in from forty to sixty days 

 after planting. It is usually grown in bowls of water. 

 They grow and flower in the sunny window of any living 

 room, doing their best in a temperature not exceeding sixty 

 degrees. The moist atmosphere of a kitchen or laundry 

 suits them perfectly. Then their flowers never "blast" or 

 dry up in bud form. 



CONSTANTINOPLE. Syn: Double Roman. (B. $2 hu.) 

 Very early and free flowering. Extensively forced by flor- 

 ists for winter cut flowers. Also does well in pots. The 

 petals are white ; the yellow cup usually comes semi-double 

 or double. 



GLORIOSUS. Syn: Gloriosa superba. (A. ysc doz.) An 

 excellent early, free-flowering sort, producing large trusses 

 of pure white petalled flowers, enlivened with orange- 

 scarlet cups. It is one of the best of this colour for early 

 forcing. 



GRAND MONARQUE. (D. 750. doz.) Splendid trusses of 

 white flowers, with lemon-yellow cups. A vigorous grower, 

 doing well in pots, and also may be flowered in bowls of 

 water. 



GRAND PRIMO. (ysc doz.) Masses of large white 

 flowers having citron yellow cups. Extensively grown for 

 cut flowers. 



GROOT VOORST. (6oc doz.) A popular old variety, bear- 

 ing large white flowers with light yellow cups. 



HER MAJESTY. (D. $1.50 doz.) One of the largest 

 flowering and best varieties in this section. The broad 

 round petals are pure white, the cups deep golden yellow. 



MAESTRO. (C. $2 doz.) A good dwarf, very free 

 flowering sort, with extra large flowers. Petals white and 

 dark orange cups which often come double or semi-double. 

 There is no better polyanthus variety for pot culture. 



MONT CENIS. (B. 750 doz.) Very early, and one of 

 the freest flowering varieties, often producing four spikes 



