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Sybrids of Gandavensls (continued). 



Ella, lilac, shaded rose, 



crimson blotch. 

 Elvira, rose white, flaked 



white, centre saffron. 

 Fiametta, rich rose salmon. 

 Flambeau, orange red, 



edged crimson, white 



lines and blotch. 

 Formosa, satin rose, car- 

 mine stripe,white blotch. 

 Glaive de Feu, salmon 



rose, ivory white blotch. 

 Grand Eouge, scarlet 



crimson, 

 Hetty Dean, white, purple 



blotch, 

 lona, crimson, purple 



blotch, centre white. 



lolanthe, reddish pink, 



lower segments feathered 



crimson. 

 Lauretta, white, shaded 



pink, flaked rose. 

 Martial, crimson, flaked 



scarlet. . 

 Phineas, carmine, white 



blotch. 

 Pyramide, orange rose, 



centre amber. 

 Eosalind, pale rose, flaked 



crimson. 

 Sorcerer, salmon red, 



striped and spotted 



maroon. 



It should be understood that the newer varieties of G. 

 Gandavensis, such as are utilised for exhibition purposes, are 

 expensive, because the stock of corms is limited ; those included in 

 this selection provide very fine quality at a reasonable price. 



Selection 



Baron J oseph Hulot, deep 



violet blue. 

 E. V. Halluck, pale yellow, 



crimson blotches. 

 Eclipse, pale lilac, black 



blotches. 

 Ethiopie, violet red, black- 

 ish blotches. 

 General de Nansouty , blue, 



violet red blotches, 



yellow edges. 

 Jane Dieulafoy, creamy 



white, maroon blotches. 



red, 



of Zemoinei, 



Lamarck, crimson 



yellow stripes. 

 M. Leveque, velvet crimson. 

 Marc Micheli, pale lilac, 



lower segments violet. 

 Mephistopheles, cinnabar 



red, black and sulphur 



blotches. 

 Kosa Bonheur, pale porce- 

 lain, purplish blue 



blotches. 

 Senateur Volland, blue, 



violet blotch, yellow 



stnpe. 



Selection of Childsii. 



Adolphe Close, slate blue, 

 mottled white and crim- 

 son. 



Ben Hur, brick red, spotted 



crimson. 

 Bessie Tanner, salmon 



rose, blotched white. 



Columbia, scarlet, flaked 

 and spotted purple. 



Dr. Sellow, carmine rose, 

 white bands. 



WilHam Falconer, pink, 

 mottled crimson. 



Selection of Naneeianus Varieties. 



This section is of the same origin as G. Childsii. Speaking 

 of these two divisions, Mr. J. Burrell, Cambridge, who is one of the 

 leading authorities on this genus, said : " For all practical purposes 

 these (Naneeianus) and the Childsii might be bracketed together. 

 They are both derived from the species Saundersii ] they both 



