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8. Alexandra (Grieve. — Dobbie, Turner, G. Wood), A.M. June 5, 

 1913. — A vigorous grower, of nice compact habit. Flowers large, 

 sulphury-white ; rays blue ; margins prettily crinkled ; exceptionally 

 free-flowering. Height 11 inches. 



9. Annie S. Frater (Frater. — Dickson, Dobbie). — The flowers of this 

 variety are rayless, large, sulphury-white in colour, and have a pretty 

 crinkled pale violet-purple margin. The plant is a vigorous grower, 

 with long lanceolate leaves and rather straggling habit. Height 

 10 inches. 



10. Arabella (Forbes. — Forbes). — See vol. xxxviii. p. 275. Height 

 1 foot. 



11. Archie Grant (Downie. — Dickson, Dobbie, Forbes, Turner), A.M. 

 July 11, 1899. — See vol. xxxviii. p. 275. Height 1 foot. 



12. Ardwell Gem (Fraser. — Dickson, Turner). — A strong spreading 

 grower, with medium foliage. The flowers are rayed and are of a 

 rich clear lemon-yellow colour. Height 10 inches. 



13. Ariel (Dicksons — Forbes). — See vol. xxxviii. p. 276. Height 

 10 inches. 



14. Ascot (Staward). — Flowers deep violet-purple, rayed, medium- 

 sized. Habit compact and free-flowering. Height 1 foot. 



16. Aurora (Forbes). — A vigorous spreading variety, with medium 

 foliage and flowers of rich dark purple. Height 1 foot. 



17. Bertina (Staward). — The flowers of this variety are of medium 

 size, rich pansy- violet in colour, becoming bluer in the centre. Foliage 

 large ; habit vigorous. Height 1 foot. 



18. Bessie (Sydenham. — Dickson, Turner), A.M. July 26, 1912. — 

 See vol. xxxviii. p. 276. Height 10 inches. 



19. Bethea (Gold. — Dobbie), A.M. June 5, 1913. — This is one 

 of the best for bedding purposes, being of dwarf compact habit, with 

 medium foliage. The plants produce a mass of sulphury-white 

 rayed blooms of good form on stiff stems. Height 1 foot. 



20. Blanche (Sydenham. — Forbes). — See vol. xxxviii. p. 276. 

 Height 8 inches. 



21. Blue Bell (Dicksons. — Forbes, Staward). — See vol. xxxviii. 

 p. 276. Height 11 inches. 



22. Blue Bonnet (Forbes). — See vol. xxxviii. p. 276. Height 

 6 inches. 



23. Blue Cloud (Baxter. — Dickson, Dobbie, Turner, B. Wood). — 

 See vol. xxxviii. p. 276. Height 8 inches. 



24. Blue Duchess (Dobbie. — Dobbie, Turner), A.M. June 5, 1913. — 

 A very free-flowering and attractive bedder, of nice compact habit, 

 raised by Messrs. Dobbie. The flowers are large, pale violet, rayed. 

 The foliage is of medium size. Height 8 inches. 



25. Blue Gown (Dr. Stuart. — Dickson, Forbes), A.M. July 5, 

 1897. — See vol. xxxviii. p. 276. Height 8 inches. 



26. Bluejacket (Hayward). — A variety of V. gracilis, of weak 

 habit and shy in flowering. Flowers, dark bluish-violet purple, 

 rayed. Foliage narrow. Height 6 inches. 



