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double, of a deep purplish crimson colour; florets entire, distorted, somewhat 

 quilled and rcflexed ; centre florets frequently curled ; disc without scales. Stem 

 dark brown ; leaves lightish green ; peduncles long and erect. The plant grows 

 low and bushy, about four feet high. Flowers early and abundantly. 



17. Hetherikgton's Waratdh. Received from the late Thomas Wilson 

 Hetherington, Esq. of Walthamstow. It was raised in his garden in the spring 

 of 1823. Flowers large, but varying considerably in size, seldom full double, and 

 frequently semi-dcuble, of a deep crimson velvet colour; florets large, oblong 

 and obtuse, very loose and irregular in their disposition, frequently mixed with a 

 smaller set ; disc bright yellow, without scales. Stem dark brown and hairy ; 

 leaves, dark shining green ; peduncles long and pendulous. The plant grows 



. about four feet high. Flowers very early and protuscly. An elegant variety, 

 and producing seed in abundance. The name which it has received is only appli- 

 cable to its colour. 



18. Douglas's Chancellor. Flowers large, from three to four inches in dia- 

 meter, nearly full double, of a morone colour, the extremities of the florets in- 

 clining to purple ; florets large and broad, furrowed, somewhat quilled and 

 reflexed ; disc scaly. Stem dark green, tinged with brownish purple ; leaves 

 smooth, dull light green ; peduncles rather short. The plant grows about four 

 feet high. Flowers abundantly, and rather early. 



19. Douglas's Superb Crimson. Flowers from three to four inches in 

 diameter, seldom full double, of a dark morone velvet colour with a purple 

 ground ; florets large, half-quilled, and nearly entire, regular in their disposition, 

 and reflexed ; disc yellow and scaly. Stem brownish ; leaves large and rough, 

 dark green ; peduncles long. The plant grows from four to five feet high. Flower* 

 abundantly and rather early. 



20. Douglas's Duchess of Gloucester. Flowers above three inches in dia- 

 meter, double, or nearly so, of a dark purplish crimson velvet colour; florets 

 entire, somewhat quilled, regular, expanding, and reflexed; disc full of large 

 green scales. Stem dark brown; leaves dull green. The plant grows about 

 four feet high. Flowers abundantly, but not very early. 



21. Douglas's Marquis. Flowers large, nearly double, of a dark morone 

 velvet colour; florets half quilled, deeply cut at the points into two or three 

 divisions, for the most part regular, and much reflexed ; the disc when it is ex- 

 posed, is scaly. Stem very dark ; leaves large and rough, dull green ; peduncles 

 rather short. The plant grows about four feet high. Flowers abundantly, and 

 early. 



