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flowering ; a stiff spike of deep crimson flowers. A good late-flowering 

 variety. 



31. Golden Queen (Watkins & Simpson).— Eighteen inches high; 

 vigorous habit, and very bushy ; very free-flowering ; flowers large, yellow, 

 with lighter coloured standards. A good variety. 



32. Majus grandiflorum, mixed (Watkins & Simpson).— Eighteen 

 inches to 2 ft. high ; diffuse habit ; moderately free-flowering ; flowers large, 

 colours, various. 



33. Pink Empress (Dobbie).— About 16 inches high ; bushy, spreading 

 habit ; free-flowering ; flowers rosy-purple. 



34. Tom Thumb, mixed (Watkins & Simpson).— A very good strain of 

 the dwarf -growing varieties with variously coloured flowers. 



35: White Queen (Watkins & Simpson).— Fifteen inches high; very 

 bushy, compact habit ; very free-flowering ; flower-spikes tall, stout, and 

 laden with snow-white flowers. 



36. White Queen (Dobbie). — This stock was very badly mixed. 



37. Yellow Queen (Dobbie). — Sixteen inches high compact ; sturdy 

 habit ; free-flowering ; flowers yellow, with a golden-yellow tip. 



Bedding Begonias (Tuberous). 



38. Argus (Blackmore & Langdon). — Of dwarf, sturdy habit, and 

 very free flowering ; flowers borne on stiff stems, perfectly double, and rich 

 scarlet in colour. 



39. Gladiateur (Blackmore & Langdon ). — Seven inches high, rather 

 taller than Argus, and not quite so stiff in habit ; flowers borne in drooping 

 clusters with exceptional freedom ; flowers small, hollyhock-shaped centre, 

 and rich crimson colour. Very good variety. 



40. Hilda (Blackmore & Langdon). — Of compact habit, and very free - 

 flowering ; flowers large and camellia -shaped, and of a warm salmon colour 

 with a lighter centre. 



41. Hollyhock (Blackmore & Langdon). — Seven inches high ; sturdy 

 habit, very free-flowering ; flowers of good shape and substance ; colour 

 rose-pink, touched with a deeper shade. 



42. Miss Griffith (Blackmore & Langdon). — Sturdy, compact habit ; 

 free-flowering ; flowers nicely shaped, blush-white, with slightly crimped 

 petals. 



43. Bouvardia, King of Scarlets (Robson). — Of good robust habit ; 

 very free-flowering ; flowers scarlet. 



Border Chrysanthemums. 



44. Black Prince (Dobbie). — Tall, sturdy habit ; free-flowering ; re- 

 flexed, of good size and of a crimson colour. Rather late variety. 



45. Bronze Marie Masse (Dobbie). — Tall, sturdy habit ; flowers of 

 medium size, free-flowering and early ; flowers rather small, with reflexed 

 florets, colour orange-red shading to orange-yellow with age. 



46. Bronze Martinmas (Dobbie). — This variety seems to be synony- 

 mous with the preceding variety, which it resembled in every particular. 



47. Carrie (Dobbie). — Dwarf, sturdy habit ; very free-flowering ; flowers 

 medium size, florets broad and reflexed, and pale yellow in colour. 



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