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becoming bluer in the centre. The flowers are rayless and of average 

 size. The growth of the plant is strong and straggling. Stock not 

 quite true. Height 16 inches. 



233. Rolph (Sydenham. — Forbes). — See vol. xxxviii. p. 285. 

 Height 14 inches. 



234. Rosy Morn (B. Wood). — A compact grower, having a strong 

 constitution and medium foliage. The flowers are large and are 

 borne on long stems. The colour is a rich pansy-violet. Height 14 

 inches. 



235. Royal Scot (Grieve. — Dickson, Dobbie), A.M. June 5, 1913. — An 

 excellent variety, raised by Mr. James Grieve. The flowers are of 

 medium size and are deep violet-purple in colour. The plant is a 

 strong, compact grower, of free-flowering habit, suitable for bedding. 

 Height 10 inches. 



236. Royal Sovereign (Stark. — Dickson, Dobbie, Forbes, Turner), 

 A.M. July 18, 1905. — See vol. xxxviii. p. 285. Height 13 inches. 



237. Rubella (Hayward). — The habit and foliage of this charming 

 rock-garden variety are like those of V. gracilis, but the flowers are 

 fuller and more round in the petals. Colour dark purple ; diameter 

 of flower about 1 inch. Height 8 inches. 



238. Sir Henry (Staward). — A strong grower, with medium foliage 

 and large, sulphury-white, rayed flowers. Too much like 1 Alexandra ' 

 to be called distinct. Height 14 inches. 



239. Sir Herbert (Staward). — A variety of good, compact habit, 

 with medium foliage. The flowers, which are borne very freely, are 

 pale sulphur-yellow and slightly rayed, while the whole is surrounded 

 by a deep edge of rich pansy-violet, which colour also predominates in 

 the two upper petals. Height 1 foot. 



240. Sir Robert Pullar (Forbes. — Forbes). — See vol. xxxviii. p. 285. 

 Height 9 inches. 



241. Skipjack (Sydenham. — Forbes). — Flowers large, violet-purple, 

 curiously marbled with varying shades of bronze. Foliage medium. 

 Height 9 inches. 



242. Skylark (Baxter. — Turner). — The plant is of nice, compact 

 habit, and bears sulphury-white flowers of medium size, rayed with 

 steel-blue. The upper petals are edged with blue. One plant of 

 1 Mrs. C. F. Gordon ' appeared in this stock. Height 9 inches. 



243. Small White (Turner). — A vigorous spreading grower, of 

 dwarf habit, with small foliage. The flowers are small, not more than 

 1 J inch across, rayless, milk-white, with chrome-yellow centre. They 

 are borne in great profusion. Height 10 inches. 



244. Snowdrift (Hayward). — A very pretty variety of the gracilis 

 type. The flowers are sulphury- white, with blotches of bright violet- 

 purple on the three lower petals ; rayed ; with age the whole of the 

 flower becomes suffused with aniline-blue. The plant is of straggling 

 habit. Height 9 inches. 



245. Snowflake (Forbss. — Dobbie, Forbes), A.M. July 26, 1912. — 

 See vol. xxxviii. p. 285. Height 15 inches. 



