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71. Cottage Maid (Barr). — Four feet; infl. round-headed, densely 

 flowered; 11. U inches across, lilac-pink, very full-rayed. Flowering for 

 two weeks from September 13. Pretty, but subject to mildew and of 

 rampant habit (Novi-Belgii). 



72. Councillor W. Watters (Barr).— Four and a half feet ; infl. a 

 loose pyramid rigidly branched ; fl. 1^ inches across, very pale lilac, full- 

 rayed, rather rough. Flowering for four weeks from September 13 

 (lac vis). 



7:5. Curtisii (Barr, Dobbie, Chiswick), XX 1892.— Two to three and a 

 half feet ; infl. round-headed, leafy, densely flowered with brown-green 

 rigid stems and branches ; fl. 1 J inches, very full-rayed, lilac. Flowering 

 for four weeks from August 81. The variety under this name from 

 Messrs. Dobbie flowered a fortnight earlier, and was of a deeper colour. 

 That from Messrs. Barr was identical with St. Patrick, q.v. The type 

 has large deep violet flowers clustered in loose panicles, growing in dry 

 soil in woodlands in the Alleghany mountains. 



74. Daisy Hill (Barr). — Three feet ; infl. pyramidal, round-topped ; fl. 

 1 \ inches across, pale lilac ; rays full, but rather raggel, Flowering for 

 two weeks from September 13 (Novi-Belgii). 



75. Daisy Peters (Dobbie, Chiswick), A.M. September 24, 1902 — 

 Three feet ; infl. densely flowered, bushy ; fl. 1^ inches across, full-rayed, 

 white, becoming pinkish with age. Flowering for fwo weeks from 

 September 13. A pretty but not a vigorous variety (Novi-Belgii). 



76. Dandy (Barr, Jones), a variety of cordifolius of which it has the 

 light graceful wiry habit ; fl. 1 J inches across, lilac-white, becoming 

 darker, many of the rays quilled. Flowering for four weeks from 

 September 13. 



77. Daphne (Barr). — Four feet ; infl. a long oblong loose panicle 

 with dark wiry stems ; fl. 1 £ inches across, mauve-lilac. Flowering for 

 four weeks from September 13. Habit stiff and erect, but lacking vigour 



(Novi-Belgii). 



78. D. B. Crane (Barr, Jones). — Three and a half feet ; infl. pyra- 

 midal, round-topped, densely flowered, with brown rigid branches ; fl. more 

 than t\ inches across, bright mauve, full-rayed. Flowering for four weeks 

 from August 81. A handsome variety (Novi-Belgii). 



79. Decima (Notcutt), XXX 1907.— Four and a half feet ; infl. pyra- 

 midal, round-topped; fl. 1^ inches across, white, becoming pinkish, d'sc 

 bright yellow turning rosy pttrple. Flowering for three weeks from 

 September 30. The upper half of the plant richly covered with flowers. 

 Habit vigorous. The variety from the Chiswick collection under this 

 name was weak and poor. 



HO. decorus (Barr), XXX 1892.— Three feet; infl. bread, bushy; 

 fl. 1!, inches, mauve-lilac, rays very full, diss large. Flowering for three 

 weeks from September 13 (lac via, Novi-Belgii). 



81. Delicata (Barr, Notcutt). — Throe and a half feet; infl. pyramidal, 

 full-flowered; fl. 1J inches, pale lilac, rays ragged. Flowering for three 

 weeks from September 21. Of no Value (Novi-Belgii). 



82. Delight (Barr, Notcutt), A.M. October 13, 1902.— Three feet. This 

 is the best variety of vimineiis, of which it has the bushy habit. The 

 fl. are much whiter than in the type ; disc creamy-yellow. Flowering for 



