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freely about August 13. Several plants bearing rosy magenta or 

 pink flowers appeared in this stock. Height 3 feet ; length of spike 

 18 inches. 



74. Emperor William (R. Veitch). — A very tall stock, bearing 

 large flowers of various colours, including yellow, crimson, and 

 dull purple lake. The foliage is narrow, dark, and tinted with 

 chocolate brown, which is also the colour of the flower stems. The 

 plants branch very freely from the base, and began to flower 

 with great freedom about July 28. Height 2J feet ; length of spike 

 16 inches. 



75. Fairy Queen (Dickson & Robinson). — A charming variety. 

 Flowers large, orange suffused with rose, the former predominating in 

 the upper part of the lower lip ; outside of the tube sulphury white. 

 Foliage, stems, and calyces tinted with light brown. Stock very true. 

 Flowering commenced about August 13. Height 2J feet ; length 

 of spike 1 foot. 



79. Firefly (R. Veitch). — Flowers large, dark rosy crimson. Stems 

 and calyces chocolate ; foliage broad and tinted with the same. 

 Plants branch freely from the base, and commenced to flower freely 

 about August 13. A very pure stock. Height 3^ feet; length of 

 spike 18 inches. 



83. Galatea (Barr), XXX September 9, 1913. — Flowers medium, 

 rosy crimson ; lower lip primrose yellow, mostly with crimson at the 

 sides ; outside of tube sulphury white ; in flower August 29. Height 

 3 feet ; length of spike 14 inches. 



93. Hephaestos (Barr). — Flowers large, deep orange suffused 

 with rose, and having the lower lip tipped with yellow. Outside of 

 tube dull purple lake. Stems, calyces, and young foliage tinted with 

 light brown. Plants began to flower about August 13. 33 per cent, 

 of the plants in this stock bore crimson flowers. Height 3 feet ; 

 spike 18 inches. 



94. Hephaestos (R. Veitch). — Similar to No. 93. but more free- 

 flowering and better branched. This stock gave 20 per cent, of plants 

 bearing crimson flowers. 



95. Ignesius (R. Veitch). — A very mixed strain, comprising various 

 shades of crimson, deep yellow blotched with chestnut red, primrose 

 yellow, purple garnet with lemon-yellow lower lip. Many plants had 

 chocolate stems and foliage tinted with the same, while the others 

 were plain green. Flowering commenced about August 4. Height 

 3 feet ; length of spike 18 inches. 



96. Inimitable (R. Veitch). — A tall striped variety, having large 

 crimson flowers blotched with a deep shade on the lower lip, which 

 is tipped with bronze. The stems are chocolate, which colour also 

 appears in the margins of the leaves. Plants freely branched, flowering 

 with wonderful freedom, beginning about August 4. Stock not quite 

 true. Height 3 feet ; length of spike 15 inches. 



100. King of Tyre (R. Veitch). — This stock gave a great diversity 

 of colour and habit, including deep rosy carmine, rose, deep crimson 



