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List of exceptionally Jine varieties not yet certificated. 



Almira. — Poeticds. Excellent. Of Ornatus character 

 and fine substance. 



Ariadne. — Leedsii. A great improvement in every 

 way on the old variety Leedsii " Princess of 

 Wales," with good white perianth and very fine 

 expanded pale lemon cup. 



Astrardente. — Borbidgei.* Very distinct. Much 

 expanded flat crown of beautiful salmon shade. 

 This belongs to a new, distinct, and very attrac- 

 tive type of Burbidgei, which Mr Engleheart has 

 produced in his most successful cross-fertilising 

 labours. The crown takes the form of a disc, 

 very wide (relatively), but having no depth to 

 speak of. After the same style are "Egret" 

 and " Imogen " [see below], which make excellent 

 companion flowers to it, and several others. 



Blood Orange. — Burbidgei.* Large flower ; pale 

 lemon segments and very fine deep - scarlet 

 crown. 



Bridal Flower. — Leedsii. {Albicans x P. Ornatus.) 

 Very telling white flower. 



Bullfinch Burbidgei. Symmetrical flower with over- 

 lapping lemon segments fading to white ; crown 

 heavily edged orange scarlet. 



Celia. — BicolorAjax. Excellent flower. Fine lemon 

 trumpet passing to white. 



Chaucer.— PoETicus. One of the earliest of the new 

 Poeticus section, with circular Orwa/w-shaped 

 perianth and large flat cup of bright scarlet. 



Coronet. — Bicolor Ajax. Improvement on " Mrs 

 Walter Ware" and distinguished by its dark 

 golden-yellow trumpet. 



Egret — Burbidgei. Broad solid white perianth, much 



