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184. Bandmaster (Hartlancl).— Rich yellow edged and lightly spotted 

 with red, the red running as flower ages ; base, blotched olive ; 18 inches ; 

 May 18, 16 days. Intermediate between Picta octaroon and Picta aurea. 



185. Beauty of America (Hogg & Robertson).— Soft lemon-yellow, 

 turning white, small yellow base ; pointed, recurved petals ; 15 inches, 

 18 days. Syn. Gilt Crown. 



L86. Bi stiana (de Graaff, Hogg & Robertson), XXX May 24, 

 1900, — Yellow, banded within and edged without with red; pointed, 

 recurved outer petals ; 20 inches ; May 9, 16 days. 



187. BiUUUana l'Eblouissante. See L'Eblouissante. 



188. Billietiana nana (Hogg & Robertson). — Yellow, edged and 

 shaded with rose, clear yellow centre ; 15 inches, variable ; May 14, 

 17 days. 



189. Billietiana Sunset, syn. Sunset, q.v. 



190. Bishop's Mitre (Hartland). — Yellow, slightly spotted and tipped 

 rose, the base shaded with olive ; 16 inches ; May 14, 16 days. Very 

 similar to Billietiana. 



191. Bonfire (Hogg & Robertson). — Bright orange-red, with light- 

 brown markings on a yellow base ; uniform and good ; 22 inches ; May 6, 



20 days. 



192. Bouquet Rigout (Hogg & Robertson). — Rose-purple, heavily 

 marked with crimson, shaded with bronze at the edge ; yellow centre ; 



21 inches ; May 18, 13 days. 



L98. Bouton d'Or (de Graaff, Hogg & Robertson), XXX May 16, 

 1900. — Very fine rich yellow, dark-purple anthers ; goblet-shape ; 

 16 inches ; May 6, 17 days. 



194. Bridesmaid (Hogg & Robertson).— Creamy- white, heavily spotted 

 and flamed with rose ; 18 inches ; May 13, 12 days. 



195. Brilliant (Hogg & Robertson).— Pale yellow edged and lightly 

 feathered with bright rose-red ; 14 inches ; May 10, 13 days. Border 

 bizarre. Not synonymous with maculata Brilliant, No. 327. 



196. Bronze King (Barr, de Graaff, Hogg & Robertson).— Reddish- 

 bronze, shading to a bronze edge, reddish flame outside; 22 inches; 

 May 6, 16 days. 



197. Bronze Prince (Hartland).— Claret, shading to bronze edge, 

 yellow and olive base; 17 inches; May 11, 18 days. Received as 

 Bronze Queen, but now renamed. 



19H. Bronze Queen (Barr, de Graaff).— Soft bronze, paler towards 

 the edge, with purplish flame outside, yellow base ; flowers large ; 

 28 inches ; May 6, 18 days. 



199. Brunette (Wallace).— Reddish-maroon, small yellowish base; 

 28 indies ; May 7, 17 days. 



200. Ihienaventura (Barr, de Graaff, Hogg & Robertson).— Yellow, 

 richly flaked bright red, many flowers suffused with rose; pointed, 

 recurved outer petals ; 11 inches ; May 6, 14 days. 



- 01 ; r 'l"l"> > I '"it, de Graaff, Hogg & Robertson).— Orange-scarlet, 

 with olive blotches on the yellow base; 16 inches; May 19, 20 days. 

 202. Calypso. See 548 (Darwin). 



2021. Cjumry Cup (Barr). The variety received under this name proved 

 to he Carinata rubra, q.v. 



