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272. Schallcher (Lemoine). — Flowers borne in immense 

 trusses, deep crimson ; moderately free flowering ; vigorous 

 habit ; leaves large and broadly zoned. 



278. Sombre Horizon (Cannell). — Flowers very deep crimson ; 

 free flowering ; spreading habit ; leaves slightly zoned. 



274. Turtle's Surprise, A.M. July 8, 1890 (Cannell).— 

 Flowers bright crimson borne on cream-white stalks tinged with 

 pink ; free flowering ; compact bushy habit ; leaves distinctly 

 zoned and splashed with greenish yellow in the centre. 



XX. — Flowers with Light-coloured Centres shaded 



AND MARGINED WITH VARIOUS COLOURS. 



275. Adolphe Brisson, x x x October 4, 1897, as a winter 

 bloomer (Lemoine). — Flowers borne in enormous trusses, rich 

 carmine, shaded with pink towards the white centre ; free 

 flowering ; compact habit ; leaves plain green or very faintly 

 zoned. 



276. Commandant Barre (Cannell). — Similar, but inferior, to 

 No. 284. 



277. Fleur Poitevine (Cannell). — Flowers borne in very 

 large trusses, rosy carmine, blush-coloured centre ; free flower- 

 ing ; spreading habit ; leaves plain green. 



278. Lady Newton (Marshall, Cannell). — Flowers - shaded 

 salmon and bordered with salmon-red ; free flowering ; spreading 

 habit ; leaves slightly zoned. 



279. * Lecomte de Lisle, x x x October 4, 1897, as a winter 

 bloomer (Lemoine).— Flowers orange-scarlet, with a blush-pink 

 centre ; very free flowering ; compact habit ; leaves indistinctly 

 zoned. 



280. Le Khone, x x x October 22, 1897, as a winter bloomer 

 (Cannell). — Flowers of good form, rosy carmine, with a pale pink 

 centre ; free flowering, dwarf habit ; leaves plain green. 



281. Madame Bruant (Cannell). — Flowers marbled with pink 

 on a white ground, and margined with rose- pink ; vigorous 

 habit ; leaves plain green. 



282. Madame de Boudeville (Cannell). — Flowers borne in 

 large trusses, shaded pink, with a distinct picotee edge ; compact 

 bushy habit ; leaves slightly zoned. 



283. Madame Hoste (Cannell).— Flowers shaded pink and 



