328 JOUENAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
. EEPORT ON MISCELLANEOUS FLOWERING PLANTS AT 
CHISWICK, 1899. 
F.C.C. = First-class Certificate. 
A.M. = Award of Merit. 
X X X =Highly Commended. 
. Ageratum. 
1. Blue Perfection (Watkins & Simpson). — Plant of dwarf compact 
habit, bearing in great profusion clusters of large deep blue flowers. 
2. Imperial Dwarf Blue (J. Veitch). — Plants of variable habit ; some 
dwarf and bushy, others tall and sparsely branched ; moderately free 
flowering ; flowers rich blue. 
Angelonia. 
3. Grandiflora alba (J. Veitch). — A very neat dwarf growing plant, 
w^ith a single erect stem clothed with opposite lanceolate serrated sessile 
leaves ; flowers small white, borne in the leaf axils with great freedom. 
Antirrhinums. 
4. Mixed (Ro^vatt). — Plants of compact habit; free flowering ; flowers 
of various colours. 
5. The Bride (Watkins & Simpson). — Very similar to A. Queen of the 
North. 
Arctotis. 
6. Breviscapa (J. Veitch). — Height 8 inches ; very free flowering ; 
flowers rich orange yellow. 
Argemone. 
7. Grandiflora (J. Veitch). — Height 2 feet ; free flowering ; flowers 
white with golden yellow anthers, bearing some resemblance to Romneya. 
Coulteri ; leaves glaucous and very prickly. 
Asters. 
8. Comet Giant White (Atlee Burpee, Watkins & Simpson). — A very 
flne strain with large pure white flowers. 
9. Comet Dwarf White (Watkins & Simpson). — A dwarf selection of 
No. 8. 
10. Twenty varieties from home-saved seed (Cannell). — These gave a 
grand display of flower during the summer, quite equal to those raised 
from Continental seed. 
Begonias. 
11. Superb Prize Double (Sydenham). — Failed. 
12. Unnamed (Smythe). — This was stated to be a cross between 
B. Weetoniensis and a tuberous variety, but there was no evidence of any 
cross having taken place. 
