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Flowering for five weeks from September 13. A much inferior variety, 

 flowering a month later, was received from another source under this name. 



10. Amelias elegans (Barr). — Neater than the type ; fl. full-rayed ; 

 disc bright yellow, rays violet. Flowering for four weeks from 

 September 13. 



11. Amelias fastigatus. — Under this name plants were grown from the 

 Chiswick collection and from Messrs. Dobbie which proved to belong to 

 Boltonia, a genus closely allied to Aster, but without the capillary bristles 

 to the pappus. Three and a half feet ; infl. a freely branched loose 

 panicle ; fl. If inches across, full-rayed, lilac- white ; leaves lanceolate, 

 coarsely toothed, veins deeply sunk. A showy plant flowering from the 

 latter part of July well into September. 



12. Amellus Framfieldii (Barr, Dobbie). — Weaker than the type, at 

 Wisley. Flowering scantily for four weeks from November 2. 



13. Amellus ibericus (Barr). — Fl. larger ; rays more numerous than 

 in the type. The wild form has more downy stems, more entire leaves, 

 and smaller flowers than the type. 



14. Amellus major (Dobbie), XXX, 1892. — Two and a half feet; 

 more vigorous and dense than the type ; fl. 2 inches across, rich mauve. 

 A very fine variety flowering for eight weeks from September 13. Another 

 firm sent an inferior variety under the same name. 



For other varieties of Amellus see Distinction, Little Gem and Stella. • 



15. amethystinus (Barr, Chiswick), XX, 1892.— Three and a half to 

 five and a half feet ; infl. a much-branched, dense panicle ; stems downy, 

 weak, forming loosely arching sprays ; fl. § inch across, lilac-blue ; disc 

 brown-yellow ; the spreading bracts give a mossy appearance to the plant. 

 Flowering for three weeks from October 28. Lower leaves sessile, half 

 amplexicaul, linear-oblong, roughly downy. Hab. Eastern United States, 

 in moist soil. 



16. Amy (Chiswick collection). — Four feet ; infl. a long, loose pyramid 

 with dark wiry stems ; fl. 1 inch across, white, becoming lilac. Flowering 

 for three weeks from September 13. 



17. Andromeda (Barr). — Four and a half feet ; infl. a densely flowered 

 pyramid ; fl. \\ inches across, pale mauve-lilac, paler towards the disc ; rays 

 full, flat ; disc golden-yellow, becoming rosy ; growth rampant. Flower- 

 ing for four weeks from September 13 (Xovi-Belgii). 



18. Annie (Barr).— One foot. The plant was too weak to show its 

 proper form ; fl. pale mauve. Flowering for three weeks from October 19 

 (Novi-Belgii). 



19. Antigone (Barr), XXX 1892.— Four and a half feet ; infl. broadly 

 pyramidal with rigid branches ; fl. 1 inch across, white, becoming pink 

 with age ; rays broad, full ; disc yellow, becoming crimson. Flowering 

 for four weeks from September 21. A good variety, but susceptible to 

 mildew (versicolor). 



20. A 1 (Chiswick collection). — Height 3^ feet ; infl. a rather densely 

 flowered broad pyramid ; fl. 1J inches across, pale mauve, full rayed ; 

 disc large. Habit very vigorous. Flowering for four weeks from 

 September 21. 



21. Apollo (Barr, Dobbie, Chiswick), XXX 1892.— Four and a half 

 feet; infl. a much-branched, loose, oblong panicle with brown slender stems ; 



