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of good size and substance, of a beautiful orange colour, 

 with light stripe in the petals and a light base. 



A. Harry Williams. — A noble flower, about eight inches ia 

 diameter, the segments are about four inches broad and well 

 shaped ; the colour is reddish purple, the centre of which is 

 slightly flaked and pencilled with white ; quite a distinct type. 



A. Helena. — Flowers of extra ' fine form, colour bright 

 orange scarlet, shaded with crimson, medium size, and good 

 expansion. 



A. Henry Gibbs. — Flowers a fine carmine crimson, with 

 white margin, and weU-defined white central bar on each 

 segment. 



A. ignescens. — A very pretty variety, of free-flowering habit ; 

 the blooms are bright light scarlet in colour, with a white 

 throat, which runs out in bars to the centre of the segments. 



A. imignis. — Flowers large ; petals very broad, and 

 opening very flat, the points turning back when fully ex- 

 panded ; colour vivid scarlet, the centre of each petal striped 

 with pure white. 



A. International. — The petals of this variety are long ; 

 flower large and of good substance, light, with pink stripes. 



A. Lady Louisa Egerton. — A flne bold light flower, beauti- 

 fully pencilled and flaked with crimson and scarlet, with a 

 white stripe in the centre of each segment, pale green base 

 shaded with black ; a distinct variety. 



A. Leeana. — A fine bold flower, seven inches in diameter, 

 rich crimson scarlet, with black veins and deep mulberry 

 base surrounding a small green centre ; a fine shaped flower. 

 One of the very best. 



A. Leopoldii. — A superb species, having very large flowers 

 of a rich deep crimson, each segment being tipped with 

 creamy white. 



A. Loveliness. — ^Flowers about seven inches in diameter 



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