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SPRING-FLOWERING STOCKS TRIED AT WISLEY, 1916-17. 



One hundred and eighty packets of stock seed were sent to Wisley 

 for trial for flowering indoors during 1916. The seed was sown, so 

 far as the ' Brompton Stocks ' (Nos. 1 to 30) were concerned, in 6-inch 

 pots on June 27, 1916, and the seedlings pricked out into boxes on 

 July 27, as soon as they were large enough to handle. The boxes 

 were kept in cold frames until the seedlings were ready for potting 

 into 3-inch pots in the latter part of August, when they were trans- 

 ferred to a cool greenhouse. They were re-potted in the first week 

 of October into 6-inch pots and grown on in these all through the 

 winter in a cool greenhouse where the temperature often fell to 36 0 F. 

 Under this treatment, the utmost care being taken in watering, they 

 grew steadily and flowered splendidly in April and May 191 7, scarcely 

 a plant failing. The other types of stocks were similarly treated except 

 that the seed was not sown until July 25, pricking out done August 11, 

 first potting September 29, and final potting during October and 

 November. 



The Floral Committee examined the flowering plants on two 

 occasions, May 4 and May 17, and made the following recom- 

 mendations. 



Award oj Merit 



166. Mammoth Pale Lilac, sent by Mr. Dawkins \ 



162. Nice Giant Light Blue sent by Messrs. Nutting} ldentlcaL 



133. Mammoth Rose, sent by Mr. Dawkins. 



112. Mammoth Pyramid Flesh-colour, sent by Messrs. Hurst. 



14. Crimson Brompton, sent by Messrs. R. Veitch. 



Highly Commended. 



137. Abundance, sent by Messrs. Dickson & Robinson ' 



127, 128, 129. Queen Alexandra, sent by Messrs. Hurst, - identical- 



Watkins & Simpson, and Dickson & Robinson 



101, 102. Almond Blossom, sent by Messrs. R. Veitch and Messrs. 



Hurst. 



114, 117, 118. Beauty of Nice, sent by Messrs. Dickson & Robinson, 

 Hurst, and Watkins & Simpson. 



177, 178. Cote d'Azur, sent by Messrs. R. Veitch and Messrs. 

 Hurst. 



40. East Lothian Scarlet, sent by Messrs. R. Veitch. 

 45. East Lothian Crimson, sent by Mr. Dawkins. 

 13. Giant Brompton Crimson, sent by Messrs. Barr. 

 78. H. J. Vansittart Neale, sent by Messrs. Hurst. 

 82, 84, 86. Madame Rivoire, sent by Messrs. Dickson & Robinson, 

 R. Veitch, and Hurst. 



