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51. La Precieuse (Wiistenhoff), XXX May 2, 1900.— Bright rose-pink 

 with large yellow centre, broadly flamed outside with white ; 11 inches ; 

 April 24, 19 days. Syn. Cottage Maid. 



52. La Eeine (Wiistenhoff), XXX May 2, 1900.— White, with small 

 yellow centre, the edges softly shaded with rose as they age ; 12 inches ; 

 April 24, 18 days. Sy?i. Queen Victoria. 



53. La Remarquable (Barr), XXX May 2, 1906. Claret-red, shading 

 to pink at the edge, centre yellow, marked bloom outside ; bulbs regular, 

 flowers large, colour unique ; 12 inches ; April 22, 19 days. 



54. La Riante (Barr). — Light rose, broadly flamed outside with white, 

 deeper rose within with large white and yellow base ; flower rather rough ; 

 11 inches ; April 24, 17 days. 



55. Le Matelas (Hogg & Robertson), XXX April 26, 1900.— Rose 

 edged pink, shading to creamy-white and yellow centre ; a large and 

 beautiful flower, but a poor bedder from the lack of uniformity in the 

 heights of the flower stalks ; 5 to 14 inches. 



56. Leonardo da Vinci (Hogg & Robertson). — Orange-scarlet, shading 

 to yellow at the edge, base yellow ; marked bloom outside ; flowers globu- 

 lar, rather rough ; 13 inches ; April 24, 19 days. 



57. Le Reve (Barr, Hogg & Robertson, Sydenham), A.M., May 5, 1903. — 

 Bronze-salmon ; 16 inches ; April 29, 24 days. Flower of good form, 

 large, shouldered ; bulbs regular, stalks strong. One of the best. Syn. 

 American Lac, Hobbema. 



58. L'Immaculee (Wiistenhoff). — Creamy- white with yellow base ; a 

 rather small, indifferent flower ; 9 inches ; April 22, 16 days. 



59. Lord Derby (Barr). — White, small yellow base ; flower rather 

 coarse ; 10 inches ; April 17, 20 days. 



60. Maes (Hogg & Robertson), XXX April 26, 1900.— Dark scarlet 

 with yellow and olive centre ; flower large but rather rough ; 10 inches ; 

 April 13, 20 days. 



61. Mr. Cleveland (Barr). — Creamy-yellow, suffused towards the edges 

 with pink, pale-bluish flame outside ; the rose shade in the flower intensi- 

 fies with age. Flowers small ; 12 inches ; May 4, 14 days. 



62. Mon Tresor (Hogg & Robertson, Wiistenhoff), XXX April 26, 

 1900. — Yellow ; flower showy but rather rough; 11 inches ; April 17, 20 

 days. 



63. Moucheron (Hogg & Robertson). — Deep red with small, well-defined 

 yellow base, marked bloom outside ; 13 inches ; April 22, 20 days. There 

 is a Darwin of this name. 



64. Pink Beauty (Barr, Bath, Hogg & Robertson, Wesstein), A.M. 

 May 8, 1900. — Rich rose, with large white centre with yellow base, well- 

 defined white flame outside ; flowers very large, of good form and great 

 substance ; 14 inches ; May 2, 17 days. 



65. Pottebakker Verboom (Scarlet) (Wiistenhpff), XXX May 2, 1906.- 

 Deep scarlet, large yellow base ; flowers large, fine ; 12 inches ; April 23, 

 18 days. 



66. Pottebakker White (Wiistenhoff), XXX April 26, 1900.— White, 

 small yellow base ; large globular flower ; the second best, if not the best, 

 white ; 12 inches ; April 17, 20 days. 



67. Potter (Barr). — Deep rose-carmine to purplish-crimson, neat 



