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230. Proserpine (Barr, Dobbie, Chiswick), XXX 1892.— Five to six 

 feet ; habit vigorous ; infl. a broad, densely flowered, stiffly branched 

 panicle ; fl. 1J inches across, rosy-lilac ; rays narrow. Flowering for 

 three weeks from September 30 (Novi-Belgii). 



231. Psyche (Barr, Dobbie), XX 1892. — The varieties received under 

 this name were distinct. That of Messrs. Barr, three feet, flowering for 

 six weeks from August 31 ; a stiff panicle ; fl. 1 J inches across, bright 

 lilac-mauve ; rays full. That of Messrs. Dobbie, flowering for five weeks 

 from October 5, of looser habit. Both varieties good (laevis). 



232. ptarmicoides (Barr), XXX 1892. — One and a half feet ; infl. 

 densely branched, sub-corymbose ; fl. f inch across, white, stellate, with 

 creamy disc. Flowering for four weeks from September 13. Leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, pale green. The Upland White Daisy of the United 

 States, in dry or rocky soil. 



233. ptarmicoides major (Barr). — One and a quarter feet ; darker 

 foliage, dwarfer habit, earlier flowering, larger flowerheads with broader 

 rays than the type, but not prettier. Flowering for six weeks from 

 August 31. 



234. puniceus (Dobbie, Chiswick), XXX 1892. — Three feet ; panicle 

 broad, leafy, densely branched and flowered ; fl. 1| inches, reddish-mauve 

 (typically violet-purple), stellate ; rays narrow; disc small. Flowering for 

 four weeks from August 13. Stems stout, reddish, hairy ; leaves sessile, 

 oblong-lanceolate, large, puckered — both stems and foliage rather coarse. 

 The Red-stalked Aster of the Eastern States of North America, in 

 swamps. 



235. puniceus lucidulus (Chiswick collection), XXX 1892. — Three 

 and a half feet ; panicle very sparsely branched ; less leafy and the foliage 

 less coarse than in the type ; fl. 1 inch across, pale heliotrope. Flowering 

 for three weeks from August 31. 



236. puniceus pulcherrimus (Barr, Dobbie, Chiswick), XXX 1892. — 

 Six feet ; rigid, hairy ; red stems, as in the type, but the panicle is long, 

 open, and sparsely branched ; fl. aggregated at the tips of the branchlets, 

 2 inches across, lilac-white to white, stellate ; rays loose and twisted. 

 Flowering for four weeks from September 10. A very handsome variety, 

 comparatively slow to increase, requiring a moist position. 



237. Purity (Dobbie, Chiswick), XX 1892.— Four feet ; panicle round- 

 headed, dense ; fl. 1J inches across, white, becoming pinkish. Flowering 

 for four weeks from September 13- (Novi-Belgii). 



238. Pygmalion (Chiswick collection), XXX 1892.— One and a half 

 feet ; infl. densely branched, leafy, corymbose ; fl. If inches across, pale 

 mauve, full-rayed ; disc large. Flowering for seven weeks from August 

 10. A dense mound of flower and foliage ; pretty (laevis). 



239. Ravennae (Chiswick collection), XXX 1892.— Three and a half 

 feet ; infl. much branched, loose, panicled, with slender stems ; fl. 1£ 

 inches, lilac, stellate. Flowering for four weeks from August 31. Growth 

 very rampant (Nov i-Belgii) . 



240. Rev. Egles (Barr).— Three and a half feet ; infl. loosely 

 pyramidal, densely flowered at the top ; fl. 1J inches across, mauve-lilac ; 

 rays very full, but not flat. Flowering for three weeks from September 30. 

 Of no value (Novi-Belgii). 



