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warm tanks can reach it. It is a most desirable variety to grow. 

 (A. M., R.H.S., July 17, 1900.) 



N. ' William Stone.' — Like the preceding, this is a hybrid, and of 

 American origin. It has the same features, so far as I have been able to 

 j udge from one season's trial, as N. pulcherrima. The flowers are of a 

 darker shade, being suffused with purple, whilst the colouring of the anthers 

 is more marked and of a darker tint — golden yellow. It is equally as 

 floriferous and possibly more sweetly scented. As grown at Gunnersbury 

 it is extremely vigorous. (F. C. C, R.H.S., May 28, 1902.) 



N. Zanzibar iensis has not proved so satisfactory with us — possibly it 

 requires more heat. In colour it is of the richest possible blue, but the 

 flowers were sparingly produced, and its constitution not first-rate. 



N. scutifolia and N. capensis (so called) are merely varietal forms of 

 N. stellata, so far at least as I have been able to form an opinion. 



N. gigantea Hudsoni — -Since writing the foregoing description of 

 N. gigantea I have been successful in raising from seed a decidedly 

 improved form. It is a true N. gigantea, but of finer proportions and 

 more robust habit. The flowers are larger, often measuring up to 

 10^ inches in diameter ; the petals are broader and more massive ; whilst 

 the stems of the flowers are very much stouter, so much so that the flowers 

 are borne erect as compared with the type. The colour, too, is of a deeper 

 tint of blue. It received a First-class Certificate on July 21, 1903. 



