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Flowering for six weeks from October 5. This is a seedling from Hon. 

 E. Gibbs, of which it has much of the grace, with a stiffer habit. 



104. ericoides (Barr), XX 1892. — Two to four feet ; habit light, bushy, 

 with bright green wiry stems and heath-like, spreading foliage ; infl. 

 broadly panicled, sub-secund, spreading ; fl. ^-1 inch across, white, stellate ; 

 rays narrow and few ; involucre squarrose. Flowering for five weeks 

 from October 19. Lower leaves spathulate with margined petioles, often 

 ciliate ; upper, linear to subulate, firm. Propagation comparatively slow. 

 The White Heath Aster of N. America, in dry soil : often confused with 

 Tradescanti, q.v. 



105. ericoides Middlewick var. (Barr), identical with Tradescanti, q.v. 



106. ericoides superbus (Barr). — Three feet ; infl. broadly pyramidal, 

 densely branched and flowered to the ground, bushy ; fl. \ inch across, 

 white, becoming rosy with age, stellate. Flowering for four weeks from 

 September 21. Very similar to Sensation, but fl. a little larger and 

 later. Habit near vimineus. 



The reputed varieties of ericoides shew a wide range in habit, form, 

 and colour. For other varieties see Clio, Hon. Edith Gibbs, Ophir, and 

 Sensation. 



107. Esme (Barr). — The plant was a very weak one and scarcely 

 flowered (Novi-Belgii). 



108. Esther (Barr, Beckett), XXX 1907.— Two feet ; infl. densely 

 branched, panicled ; fl. very numerous, J inch, flesh-pink ; rays full ; disc 

 pale yellow and darkening but little. Flowering for six weeks from 

 September 13. Habit vigorous ; foliage and stems light green, heath-like. 



109. Ethel (Barr). — Three and a half feet ; infl. round-headed to sub- 

 corymbese, densely branched and flowered ; fl. 1J inches across, white, 

 fading pink ; rays full, a little incurved. Flowering for three weeks from 

 September 13 (Novi-Belgii). The variety from the Chiswick collection 

 under the same name proved distinct ; 3J feet ; infl. broadly pyramidal, 

 full-flowered ; fl. 1 J inches across, stellate, rich mauve, pretty. Flowering 

 for three weeks from September 30 (Novi-Belgii). 



110. Eva (Chiswick collection). — Two and a half feet ; infl. densely 

 flowered, small, oblong ; fl. 1 J inches, mauve-lilac. Flowering for three 

 weeks from September 21. Weak. 



111. Evening Star (Barr). — Three feet. A variety of vimineus, which 

 it much resembles, but the habit is less stiff and the fl. are larger ; infl. 

 loose arching sprays \ fl. \ inch across, stellate, white, distichously 

 arranged on stiff branchlets. Flowering for five weeks from Septem- 

 ber 30. A very pretty variety. 



112. Fairfield (Barr), XXX 1907.— Over 6 feet; infl. a strong 

 branching panicle, flowering almost to the ground ; fl. 1 J inches across, 

 white, full-rayed. Flowering for five weeks from September 30. Habit 

 erect. 



113. Fanny (Barr, Dobbie, Chiswick), XX 1892.— Four feet; infl. 

 densely flowered, pyramidal ; fl. 1J inches across, lilac, full-rayed, flat. 

 Flowering for three weeks from September 21 (Novi-Belgii). 



114. Flora (Dobbie, Chiswick), XX 1892.— Five feet ; infl. much 

 branched, densely flowered, broadly pyramidal, the stems and foliage 

 light green ; fl. 1 J inches across, mauve-pink ; rays full, narrow ; disc 



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