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becoming bright purplish-rose. Habit weak, flowering for four weeks 

 from September 30. 



36. Berenice (Barr, Chiswick), XXX 1892.— Five feet ; infl. a long, 

 loose, oblong panicle, with dark wiry stems ; fl. 1 J inches, purplish-lilac, 

 rays full ; very subject to mildew. Habit of Ariadne, Flowering for 

 three weeks from September 20 (Novi-Belgii). 



37. Betty (Chiswick collection). — Five-and-a-half feet ; infl. a loosely 

 branched oblong panicle with wiry, rather weak stems ; fl. 1\ inches across, 

 rosy-mauve, with two to three rows of ray-florets. Flowering for four 

 weeks from September 21. 



38. Blue Gem (Barr). — Three feet ; infl. a wiry, erect, oblong panicle ; 

 fl. 1J inches, mauve, full-rayed. Plant weak, subject to mildew. Flower- 

 ing three weeks from September 21 (Novi-Belgii). 



39. Breydon (Jones). — Four feet ; infl. a round-headed panicle, 

 green-stemmed ; fl. 1 J inches, pale lilac-blue, full-rayed, flat, disc 

 becoming dark crimson and conspicuous. Flowering for three weeks 

 from September 21. 



40. Brightness (Barr), A.M. October 13, 1902.— Four and a half feet ; 

 infl. a pyramidal to oblong, full-flowered, red-stemmed panicle ; fl. 1 J inches 

 across, rosy-lilac ; disc large, yellow, becoming rosy ; ray florets in three 

 rows, giving the flower a flat and very neat appearance. Flowering for 

 four weeks from September 21. (A variety of Coomb8 Fishacre.) 



41. Broton (Chiswick collection). — Two feet ; infl. a loose branching 

 panicle with rigid brown stems and little foliage ; fl. 1^ inches across, 

 rather stellate, almost white, fading to blue- lilac ; disc small. Flowering 

 for four weeks from August 31. 



42. Caeruleus (Chiswick collection). — One foot ; a round-headed dense 

 little bush ; fl. 1 inch across, mauve-lilac, full-rayed. Flowering for three 

 weeks from September 13. 



43. Calliope (Barr, Dobbie, Chiswick), A.M. October 13, 1902.— Five 

 feet ; infl. a densely flowered, much and rigidly branched, leafy pyramid ; 

 fl. over 1| inches across, full-rayed, mauve-lilac ; disc large. Flowering 

 for four weeks from October 5. Foliage dark green, broad. Habit erect, 

 very vigorous (laevis, Novi-Belgii). 



44. Candida (Barr). — Three and a half feet ; infl. a small densely 

 flowered pyramid ; fl. 1J inches across, white ; rays very full and narrow. 

 Habit erect but plant weak. Flowering four weeks from September 13 

 (Novi-Belgii). 



45. canus (Barr).— Two and a half feet ; infl. densely flowered, sub- 

 corymbose ; fl. 1 inch across, stellate, rosy-mauve ; disc bright yellow. 

 Flowering for four weeks from September 21. Fl. and habit very much 

 those of acris, to which, however, as a garden plant this is much inferior. 

 Leaves shorter and broader. Hab. Europe. 



46. Capricornus (Cbiswick collection). — Three feet ; infl. a much and 

 rigidly branched densely flowered pyramid ; fl. 1^ inches across, lilac ; 

 rays very full. Flowering for four weeks from August 81. Habit very 

 vigorous. 



47. Captivation (Barr, Dobbie, Chiswick), A.M. October 9, 1900.— 

 Three feet ; infl, a densely flowered pyramid ; fl. 1 inch across, whitish 



