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sections, and will carry the names of their distinguished raisers, Eev. F. D. Horner 

 and Mr. B. Simonite, the cutler-florist of Sheffield, far into futurity. 



Auricula — Seedlings. (Proved, but not in Circulation.) 



Green-edged. 



Shirley Hibberd (Simon- 

 ite). 



Green Linnet (Simonite). 

 Chloe (Simonite). 

 Dr. F. E. Horner (Horner). 

 Eev. Cecil Dalton(Horner). 

 Eev. Godfrey Horner 

 (Horner). 



Grey-edged. 



Bull's Eye (Horner). 

 Gray Linnet (Horner) 

 Sprite (Horner). 

 Agathos (Horner). 

 Greyhound (Horner). 

 Dawn (Horner). 



Wliite-edged. 



Magpie (Horner). 

 Minnie Horner (Horner). 

 Miranda (Horner). 

 Snowflake (Horner). 

 Amy Eobsart (Simonite). 

 The Bride (Simonite). 



Selfs. 



Favourite (Horner). 

 Midnight (Horner). 

 Iolanthe (Horner). 

 Melanie (Horner). 

 Eaven (Simonite). 

 Flamingo (Simonite). 



Alpine Auriculas in Commerce (Mr. Douglas's Selection). 



Ada Hardwidge. 



Comet. 



Edith. 



Frederick Copeland. 

 Mrs. Harry Turner. 

 King of the Belgians. 



Evelyn Phillips. 

 Mrs. Martin Smith. 

 Mrs. Gorton. 



Mrs. Ball. 

 Miss Moon. 

 Pallas. 

 Sunrise. 

 Toujours Gaie. 

 Dean Hole. 



Diadem. 

 Easter Gem. 

 Emperor Frederick. 

 Lady Howard de Walden. 

 Florrie Henwood. 

 Love Bird. 



Mrs. Martin. 

 Nellie Hibberd. 

 Unique. 



William Coomber. 

 Mungo McGeorge. 

 Mrs. Dodwell. 



Alpine Auriculas (Mr. Phillips' Selection). 



Dreadnought. 

 Chastity. 

 New Colour. 



Clara. 



Mrs. Harry Turner. 

 Countess. 



Fredk. Knighton. 



Dandy. 



Jno. Berwick. 



BEGONIAS (tuberous-rooted). 



No flowers that are grown in our gardens and greenhouses are more justly entitled 

 to the distinction of " Florists' Flowers " than are the splendid varieties of the tuberous- 

 rooted section of the great Begonia family. They are the direct result of the florist's 

 skill. Thirty years ago there were only two or three small tuberous begonias in this 

 country bearing what would now be regarded as insignificant flowers ; yet from this 

 small beginning, and three or four subsequent introductions, the present magnificent 

 varieties have been produced, and a brilliant floral revolution effected during the present 

 generation. The manner in which this was accomplished is succinctly explained on 

 pages 22, 23, and 27, and it only remains to add that the doubling of the flowers has 

 been brought about in the same gradual, painstaking way, the original of the series, a 

 most insignificant sportive flower, giving only a faint indication of the massive blooms, 

 brilliant and pure, that were to follow, and which no one anticipated twenty years ago. 



With regard to the features that constitute a good flower it must be understood that 



