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A. ovata. — A small-flowering species producing an abun- 

 dance of cinnamon-red blossoms. Native of China. 



A. President Ohellinck de Walle. — A very large-flowered 

 kind, double, intense rose witli lake blotcb on upper petals 

 rayed with crimson. 



A. President Van der Hecke. — ^A good light kind ; flowers 

 white, finely striped and speckled with bright crimson, centre 

 yellow. 



A. Prime Minister. — The flowers of this variety are small, 

 produced in clusters, soft pink in colour with a deeper shade 

 of the same colour towards the base ; hybrid of A. amoena. 



A. Princess Alice. — Pure white, fine form and substance, 

 extra fine. 



A. Princess Beatrice.— Tins is a very distinct flower, light 

 mauve, slightly spattered in the upper segments ; flowers 

 round and of good shape ; hybrid of A. amoena. 



A. Princess Louise. — A superb large flower, excellent form ; 

 the colour is pure white, petals of great substance and very 

 double. 



A. Princess Maude. — Very profuse magenta, richly shaded 

 with warm rose ; a bold, striking flower. Hybrid of A. 

 amcena. 



A. Princess Stephanie Clothilde. — ^A fine new variety ; 

 flowers double, fimbriated, white, sometimes striped. 



A, punctulata. — ^A showy free-flowering kind, and very 

 attractive ; flowers white, singularly variegated with stripes 

 and blotches of orange scarlet. 



A. punctulata fanef/ata.— Similar to the preceding in the 

 peculiar variegation of the flowers, but the colours are 

 different, the ground being rosy scarlet, striped and mottled 

 with orange scarlet and white. 



A. Queen of Roses. — ^Flowers large and stout, rosy pink, 

 the upper segments faintly dotted pale crimson. 



