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petals shining ; flowering from June 1. No. 50 was lighter in colour with petals 

 of a paper texture, and No. 53 had no bracts and came into flower a week 

 earlier. 



48. Orange Globe (R. Veitch), XXX June 8, 191 7.— Height 3 feet 4 inches ; 

 bracts small ; flower 4 to 5 inches, orange red, purple blotch ; flowering from 

 May 22. 



52. Royal Scarlet (Barr), XXX June 8, 1917-— Height 3 feet to 4 feet; 

 bracts none ; flower 6 inches, deep orange, black purple blotch ; flowering frcm 

 June 4. 



Cerise* 



35. Cerise Beauty (Barr), XXX June 8, 191 7.— Height 3 feet 6 inches ; flower 

 5 inches, light scarlet lake deeper at base, black purple streaked blotch \ 

 flowering from June 6. 



36. Joyce (Barr). — Height 3 feet 8 inches ; flower 4^ inches, scarlet lake, 

 black purple blotch; flowering from May 29. 



34. La Reine des Cerises (Bartleet). — Height 3 feet 9 inches; flower 5 inches, 

 scarlet lake, small black purple streaked blotch ; flowering from June 6. Only 

 one plant. 



33. .V. L. Harkness (Harkness), XXX June 8, 191 7. — Height 4 feet; flower 

 7 to 8 inches, brilliant scarlet lake, with black streaked blotch ; flowering from 

 June 8. 



44. Silberblick (Notcutt), XX June 8, 1917- — Height 3 feet 8 inches; flower 



5 inches, petals four, silvery scarlet with silvery spot at base, white filaments ; 

 flowering from May 22. 



Scarlet. 



45. Dod's Hybrid (Wallace). — Height 2 feet 9 inches; flower 3 1 to 4 inches, 

 without bracts, petals four, buff scarlet; flowering frcm June 1, One plant 

 with slender peduncles, flower thin in texture, stamens bluish. 



51. Rembrandt (Bunyard). — Height 4 feet; bracts none 5 flower 6 inches; 

 bright vermilion, black purple blotch ; flowering frcm June 5. 



55. Glendica (Bunyard). — Height 3 feel" 9 inches ; bracts none ; flower 5 to 



6 inches, bright scarlet with black blotch, blue spots fading to white ; flowering 

 from May 22. 



56. Taplow Scarlet (Barr), XXX June 8, 191 7. — Height 3 feet 8 inches ; 

 flower 7 inches, scarlet, black purple blotch ; flowering from May 29. 



57. Goliath (Barr). — Height 4 feet ; flower 7 inches, scarlet, black blotch 

 forming blunt-pointed star ; flowering from May 29. Almost identical with 

 No. 56. 



58. Magnificent (Barr). — Height 3 feet 6 inches ; flower 6 inches, scarlet, 

 with very large black purple blotch ; flowering from June 4. 



46. 47. Mrs. Marsh (Wallace, Notcutt). — Height 3 feet to 3 feet 8 inches ; 

 flower 4 to 7 inches, bracts none, scarlet, black purple blotch ; flowering from 

 May 29- No white flakes, which are said to be typical of this, are present in 

 the flowers. 



61. Waterloo (Wallace). — Height 4 feet; bracts none; flower 5 inches, 

 scarlet, with black purple streaked blotch ; flowering from June 1. 



60. Duke of Teck (Barr). — Height 4 feet; flower 4 inches, scarlet, black 

 purple blotch ; flowering frcm June 5. 



62, 63. Oriental King (Harkness, Simpson). — Height 2 feet 8 inches to 

 3 feet ; bracts none ; flower 5^ to 6 inches, scarlet, black purple streaked blotch ; 

 flowering from June 4. Buds very round. Lighter than No. 64. 



Crimson Scarlet, 



65, 66. Beauty of Livermere (Simpson, Wallace), XXX June 8, 191 7. — 

 Height 4 feet 6 inches ; flower 7 inches, deep scarlet, black streaked blotch, 

 petals wavy ; flowering from June 1 . 



.67. Boadicea (Barr), XXX June 8, 1917. — Height 4 feet 6 inches; flower 

 6 inches, scarlet, black blotch forming blunt-pointed star ; flowering frcm 

 May 30. Not quite so deep as No. 66. 



64. Crimson King (Barr). — Height 3 feet 8 inches ; flower 5 inches, brilliant 

 scarlet, black blotch, streaked outside ; flowering frcm May 25. Mixed, one 

 lighter in colour and with smaller flowers. Slightly paler than No. 67. 



59. Hesperia (Bunyard), XXX June 8, 191 7. — Height 4 feet ; flower 6 inches, 

 petals wavy, scarlet, small black streaked blotch ; flowering from May 29. 



