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22. Young's Fimbriata, called also Young's Monstrous Crimson. Was re- 

 ceived from Robert Barclay, Esq. of Bury Hill. It was raised from seed by 

 Messrs. Young, of Epsom, in 18 1 6. Flowers large, very variable in their size, of 

 a purplish velvet colour ; florets laciniated, with smaller florets arising from within 

 the tube of each floret, very irregular in size and disposition. Stem short and 

 strong, much branched; leaves large and rough, coarsely serrated, and rarely 

 compound. The plant grows low and bushy, from three to four feet high. 

 Flowers sparingly and imperfectly, but at the end of the season more abundantly. 



23. Wells's Crimson. Flower from four to five inches in diameter, nearly 

 full double, of a dark purplish crimson colour; florets somewhat quilled and 

 notched at the points, more deeply coloured towards the base ; di.^c with scales. 

 Stem tinged with brownish purple ; leaves smooth, and dark shining green ; 

 peduncles, long. The plant grows from four to five feet high. Flowers freely but 

 not very early. 



Section 6. Bright Purplish Crimson. 



24. Dougl as's Beauty of England. Flowers about three inches in diameter, 

 nearly full double, of a very bright crimson with a purple ground ; florets half- 

 quilled, mostly entire, regular in their disposition, and decreasing in size towards 

 the centre, purple on the under side ; disc with scales. Stem brownish ; leaves 

 dark green ; peduncles rather short. The plant grows from four to five feet high. 

 Flowers freely, although not very early. 



25. Douglas's Elegans. Flowers about three inches in diameter, of a fine 

 bright purple, highly tinged with crimson ; florets few and irregular, broad, ovate 

 and entire, more or less furrowed, frequently striped with morone, purple on the 

 under side ; disc mixed with large scales. Stem dark green tinged with purple ; 

 leaves with long petioles, rough, and dark green; peduncles short. The plant 

 grows about four feet high. Flowers rather sparingly but tolerably early. 



26. Miller's Royal Sovereign. It was raised by Mr. John Miller, of 

 Bristol, about 1820. The flowers when perfect are very magnificent ; they are 

 large, not fully double, of a light purplish crimson colour ; florets large and loose, 

 intermixed with small ligulate florets ; disc small and close, filled up with large 

 green scales. Stem very strong, of a purplish colour ; leaves large and coarse ; 

 peduncles long. The plant grows about five feet high, and' very luxuriantly. 

 Flowers abundantly and rather early. 



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