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Foliage mostly tinted with chocolate. Height 2 J feet ; length of 

 spike 14 inches. In flower August 29. 



131. Purple King (Heinemann). — Similar to No. 130. 



135. Queen Victoria (J. Veitch), A.M. September 9, 1913. — 

 Flowers large, pale sulphury white, lower lip tipped with yellow. 

 Plants well branched and very free-flowering, commencing August 13. 

 Stock pure. Height 3J feet ; length of spike 18 inches. 



136. Queen Victoria (R. Veitch). — Similar to No. 135, but not quite 

 so large. Flowering commenced earlier, viz. August 4. 



151. Salmon Pink (R. Veitch), A.M. September 9, 1913. — Flowers 

 large, purple rose, lower lip slightly tipped with yellow ; outside 

 of tube white. Plants well branched from the base, foliage medium. 

 A very charming variety, stock true, commencing to flower August 4. 

 Height 3 feet ; length of spike 17 inches. 



154. Salmon Rose (J. Veitch). — A bright fiery-red variety, of large 

 size, lower lip tipped with deep orange, outside of tube old rose. The 

 stems are light brown in colour, and the broad leaves are tinted with 

 the same at the margins. Plants well branched at the base, com- 

 mencing to flower about August 4. Height 3 feet ; length of spike 

 20 inches. 



160. Snowflake (Barr). — Flowers medium, opening about August 

 13. Sulphury white, having the lower lip just tipped with yellow. 

 Plants very free-flowering and uniform in height. Stock pure. 

 Height 3 \ feet ; length of spike 16 inches. 



161. Sulphur Fairy (Hayward). — Flowers large, deep sulphur 

 yellow, deepening to chrome yellow in the upper part of the lower lip. 

 Plants well branched from the base, very free-flowering, commencing 

 about August 13. Several rogues appeared in this stock. Height 

 3 feet ; length of spike 16 inches. 



166. Tall Striped (Dobbie). — A fine mixed strain, comprising the 

 following colours : deep yellow slightly streaked with dull crimson ; 

 sulphury white much streaked with dull crimson and having the 

 lower lip tipped with yellow ; deep crimson and old carmine red. In 

 flower August 27. Height 2 J feet ; length of spike 1 foot. 



167. Tall Striped (K. Veitch). — Similar in character to No. 166 

 and comprising the following colours : yellow streaked with dull 

 red ; sulphury white, streaked crimson ; violet rose, having the lower 

 lip tipped with yellow. Plants well branched and flowering a little 

 later than the preceding. Height 3 feet ; length of spike 15 inches. 



169. Venus (Bath). — Flowers large, upper lip rose, lower lip pale 

 sulphur yellow except the lobes, which are pale rose, outside of tube 

 sulphury white. Plants well branched from the base and very free- 

 flowering, commencing about August 6. The colour varied con- 

 siderably and several crimsons appeared. Height 3 feet ; spike 

 16 inches. 



170. Venus (Heinemann). — Similar to No. 169. 



171. Venus (R. Veitch). — Similar to No. 169, but very variable 

 indeed, including crimson and rosy magenta shades. 



