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red. The second is aptly named, having 

 a large, solid hright red flat eye, and very 

 white perianth — the earliest of its section 

 to flower. 



Another striking exam])le of the giant 

 red-cupped flowers that always attract so 

 much attention is Seville. This fl<»wer, 

 shown hy Mr. IMiillips, also gaiiuMl an A.M. 

 It has a"^ large, finu, over-la])ping perianth 

 and huge, disc-like eye of bright orange- 



and is a very noble giant inconiparabilis 

 w^ith smooth perianth segments of flne form, 

 great substance, and of rich hutter-yello^v 

 colouring. The large expanded cup— per- 



descrihed 



pet V is beautifully frilled and of rich, 

 transluc^eut orange-copper, 

 flanur colour. Though the whole flower is 

 large, it is perfectly proijortioned, and has 

 no trace of coarseness. It flowered with 



tinged witli 



Spangle. Tliis is a lovely and refined flower 

 of m^ium size with very broad snow-whit^ 

 perianth segments, and large, pleated flat 

 cup of clear lemon-yellow ; the colouring is 

 delightfully refreshing. 



Among the many lovely .seedlings shown 

 by Messrs. Barr and Sons, Athene is, to 

 my mindj one of the most beautiful and in- 

 teresting flowers show^n this year. It is 

 of Ajax form, but has a triandrus for one 



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NARCISSUS I3RUNHILDE. 



A very fine trumpet daffodil introduced by Messrs. Barr and Sons. The perianth segments creamy-w^hite and the 



trumpet soft yellow. 



red; it should make a fine garden plant 

 wlieii the ]>ri<'e is hiw enough. 



Perhaps the most notable inconiparabilis 

 of this year is Helios. I have some hesita- 

 tion in saying this, as I had the pleasure of 



showing it for the first time. However, I 

 have parted with the stock to Mr. AValter 

 T. Ware, and I am only repeating the 

 opinion of the experts who saw it at the 

 shows, where it gaine<l an A.M., and in my 

 grounds. It wjis raised by Mr. Engleheart, 



nre at Simpson fully three days after Henry 

 Irviug. 



It is refreshing to turn from these gor- 

 geous fiery flowers to those of a ''cooler" 

 type. Madonna^ for instance, is perhaps 

 the finest of the pure w^hite triandrus 

 hybrids raised by Mr. Engleheart. Ttie 

 whole flower is of intense whiteness, and of 

 exquisite grace. I l>elievo it was bonght 

 by Mr. Chapman, who raised another of 



tlxe flpwers which gained a" A.M.— Silver introducing. 



of its parents, and is unique in being 



first self-yellow^ triandrus trumpet 



shown, the colour being a soft sulpli"'' 



yellow throughout; a flower of very retint^^ 



character. Kin^r Arthur, also shown \ 



beaiititii' 



IS a 



King Arthur, 

 Messrs. Barr and Sons, » 

 smooth-petalled yellow trumpet of fi«e 

 and large si»e. 



Another very distinct yellow trumpet 

 St. David, which I had the pleasure 



This is a huge flower >vU'i 



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