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48. Safrano (Tea) (Eumsey, Dicksons). — Moderate grower ; 

 very free flowering; flowers rich apricot changing to buff. A 

 beautiful buttonhole Rose. 



49. Souvenir de Paul Neron, A.M. July 5, 1897 (Tea) 

 (Mount, Eumsey, Yeitch). — Vigorous grower; free flowering; 

 flowers large, of good form, cream white, margined and shaded 

 with rose pink. A good autumn bloomer. 



50. Souvenir de S. A. Prince, F.C.C. June 11, 1889 (Tea) 

 (Veitch). — Moderate grower ; free flowering ; flowers white, 

 suffused with pink on the outer petals. 



61. Sunset, F.C.C. June 24, 1884 (Tea) (Dicksons).— Vigorous 

 grower ; free flowering ; flowers of good form, deep apricot 

 yellow. A good late-flowering variety. 



52. The Bride, F.C.C. March 8, 1887 (Tea) (Dicksons).— 

 Moderate grower ; moderately free flowering ; flowers white, 

 suffused with pink. Better suited for pot culture. 



53. The Meteor (Tea) (Veitch). — Vigorous grower ; free 

 flowering ; flowers large, deep crimson. Very distinct. 



54. Viscountess Folkestone (Hybrid Tea) (Veitch). — Vigorous 

 grower ; free flowering ; flowers large, creamy pink, salmon pink 

 centre. A most beautiful garden Rose. 



55. White Lady, A.M. May 3, 1892 (Hybrid Tea) (W. Paul). 

 — Vigorous grower ; very free flowering ; flowers large, full, 

 flesh colour changing to cream white. Very early bloomer. 



56. W. A. Richardson, A.M. July 5, 1897 (Noisette) (Prior, 

 Dicksons). — Vigorous grower ; flowers borne in dense clusters, 

 rich apricot fading to pale yellow. Good as a bud, but not 

 satisfactory otherwise. 



REPORT ON SUMMER AND EARLY-FLOWERING 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Grown in the Open Ground at Chiswick, 1897. 



A collection of 141 stocks of Chrysanthemums was planted in 

 fairly rich soil on a sunny border on May 26, the distance between 

 the rows being three feet, and the plants two feet apart in the 

 rows. The whole of the collection made excellent growth, 

 showing the true character of each variety. They made a mag- 

 nificent display of bloom, and were greatly admired by visitors to 



