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but quickly fades to a bad magenta ; disc coarse ; plant free-flowering, 

 strong, 35 inches high. 



47. Sylvia. — Flowers 2j inches in diameter ; ray florets broad, 

 short ; disc deeply coloured ; 36 inches high. 



46. Tasso. — Poor, out of character. 



178. The Shah. — Flowers 3 inches in diameter, colour bright, but 

 fades badly ; peduncle bare ; plant free-flowering, strong, 40 inches 

 high. 



23. Vesuve. — Flowers 2| inches in diameter, colour good, but fades 

 to a poor magenta ; plant free-flowering, strong, 34 inches high. 



49. William Oliver. — Flowers 2 inches in diameter, poor ; ray 

 florets very short ; 34 inches high. 



Section g. — Flowers Crimson. 



30, 81. General Gaselee, XX June n, 1915. — Flowers 3 inches in 

 diameter, rounded, colour good ; disc very bright yellow ; peduncle 

 leafy ; plant free-flowering, strong, 35 inches high. 



174. James Kelway, A.M. June 9, 1891. — Flowers 2| inches in 

 diameter, colour bright, but inferior to ' Langport Scarlet ' ; 28 inches 

 high. 



13. Langport Scarlet, XX June 11, 1915. — Flowers 2J inches in 

 diameter, regular in outline, very bright colour ; plant free-flowering, 

 strong, 31 inches high. 



52. Mrs. Cairns. — Flowers 2 J inches in diameter, brightly coloured ; 

 ray florets narrow ; disc small ; plant very weak, 26 inches high. 



Group II. — Flowers Double. 

 Section a. — Flowers White. 



106. Aphrodite, XX June 11, 1915. — Flowers 3 inches in diameter, 

 elegant ; ray florets long ; disc florets finely toothed, very clear 

 white ; plant free-flowering, strong, 28 inches high. The best variety 

 of its class. 



116. Dulcima. — A variety very like ' Aphrodite,' but the flowers 

 are more round and the plant is much weaker ; 23 inches high. 



5. Lady Randolph Churchill. — Flowers 3^ inches in diameter ; 

 central florets of disc creamy ; ray florets broad ; plant weak, 26 

 inches high. 



140. Mont Blanc. — A variety very close to ' Aphrodite,' but more 

 dwarf. The flowers are somewhat creamy, and the peduncle leafy ; 

 27 inches high. 



150. Pizarro. — Flowers small, inferior ; plant weak, 25 inches high. 



151. Princess de Metternich. — A variety very similar to ' Mont 

 Blanc,' but not so free-flowering ; 23 inches high. 



I 53- Queen Alexandra. — Poor, out of character. Not the same 

 variety as No. 12. 



154. Samranburgh, XX June n, 1915. — A variety with larger, 



