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russet orange, old rose, pale carmine purple, and apricot. Com- 

 menced to bloom about July 28. Height 20 inches; length of spike 

 10 inches. 



8. Aurantiacum (Simpson). — Quite a distinct stock from No. 7. 

 Flowers medium, very variable in colour, ranging from pale yellow 

 through deeper shades of the same to pale and bright orange. One 

 plant bore rosy magenta flowers. Plants very free-flowering, well 

 branched from the base, commencing to flower about August 4. 

 Foliage medium. Height 18 inches ; length of spike 9 inches. 



197. Aurora (Daniels). — Flowers medium, fiery orange, having 

 the lower lip tipped with golden yellow. Plants well branched from 

 the base, flowering freely from August 13. Stock pure. Height 

 2 feet ; length of spike 1 foot. 



9. Aurora (Hurst). — Similar to No. 197, but coming into flower 

 earlier. Two crimson rogues appeared. 



10. Aurora (Simpson). — Similar to No. 197, but coming into flower 

 earlier. 



12. Beacon (J. Veitch), A.M. September 9, 1913. — Flowers, 

 medium, deep vermilion red, having the lower lip tipped with orange 

 and having the outside of throat sulphury white. The plants are 

 very vigorous in growth, freely branched from the base, and flower 

 with remarkable freedom, beginning about August 4. A very effective 

 variety, every plant coming true. Height 2 feet ; length of spike 

 1 foot. 



14. Black Prince (Dickson & Robinson). — Flowers large, dark 

 crimson ; stems chocolate brown, leaves also much tinted with the 

 same. A true stock, freely branching from the base and flowering 

 freely from August 4. Height 2 feet ; length of spike 1 foot. 



15. Black Prince (Hurst). — Similar to No. 14. 



16. Black Prince (Simpson). — Similar to No. 14. 



17. Bonfire (Simpson), A.M. September 9, 1913. — Flowers medium, 

 a lovely shade of coral red suffused with rose, and deepening to orange 

 in the upper part of the lower lip. Plants wonderfully uniform 

 in habit and height ; bushy and well branched at the base, free-flower- 

 ing, commencing about August 13. A very true stock. Height 2 feet ; 

 length of spike 1 foot. 



18. Bonfire (Sydenham), A.M. September 9, 1913. — Similar to 

 No. 17. 



19. -Bonfire (J. Veitch). — Similar to No. 17, but much earlier in 

 flowering, commencing July 28. 



20. Brilliancy (Bath). — Flowers large, saturnine red, lower lip 

 tipped with golden yellow, outside of tube old rose. Plants well 

 branched from the base, free-flowering, beginning August 4. Three 

 plants in this stock bore pale rosy-orange flowers, with sulphury white 

 outside to the tube. Height 22 inches ; length of spike 1 foot. 



24. Brilliant Rose (Bath), XXX September 9, 1913. — Flowers 

 large, bright rosy pink, having the lower lip tipped with yellow. Plants 

 not quite so freely branched as some, very free-flowering, commencing 



