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JOURNAL OF THE EOY.iL HORTICULTUE.iL SOCIETY. 



REPORT ON VIOLAS AT CHISWICK, 1898. 



A collection of 174 varieties of Violas were grown on a west 

 and north border : six plants of each were planted out on 

 March 24. and although the terribly hot and dry season was 

 against Violas, the plants made satisfactory growth and yielded 

 a large quantity of flowers ; but they were on the whole smaller 

 and faded earlier than usual. 



F.C.C. = First-clas3 Certificate. 

 A.M. = Award of Merit, 

 xxx = Highly Commended. 



L — Flowers Yellow. 



1. Aberdonian Yellow (Cocker). — Dwarf habit: free flowering ; 

 flowers of medium size with dark rays. In flower May 9. 



2. A. J. Rowberry, A.M. June 2-3 1806 (Dobbie).— Loose 

 straggling habit : very free flowering ; flowers large and of good 

 form. In flower May 9. 



3. Ardwell Gem, xxx July 4, 1893 (Dobbie). — Dwarf 

 spreading habit : flowers pale yellow, with dark rays. In flower 

 April 30. 



4. Border Maid ( Forbes I. — Compact habit ; flowers soft 

 yellow, with dark rays and blotches, and irregularly margined 

 with lavender blue. In flower May 10. 



5. Bullion, xxx July 5, 1898 (Dobbie and Forbes). — 

 Bushy spreading habit ; flowers deep yellow, with dark rays. A 

 free and continuous bloomer. In flower May 7. 



6. Cephalonia (Crane). — Bushy habit; free flowering : flowers 

 large and of good form. In flower May 7. 



7. Duchess of Fife, xxx August 29, 1893 (Dobbie). — 

 Compact habit ; very free flowering; flowers light primrose edged 

 with blue, the upper petal w"hite. In flower May 7. 



8. Endymion (Crane). — Dwarf compact habit ; free flowering ; 

 flowers pale yellow, lower petal stained with a deeper shade and 

 slightly rayed. In flower May 9. 



9. Eynsford Gem (Forbes). — Dwarf habit : free flowering ; 

 flowers very deep yellow, with slight rays. In flower May 9. 



10. George Lord (Forbes and Dobbie). — Compact habit, 



