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b. Flat Drumhead type. 



97. Dwarf Early Solid (Barr). — Plant of medium size, vigorous- 

 outer foliage little, fairly compact ; head good, 8 inches across, fairly 

 firm, stands well. Ready September 10. 



107. Dwarf Drumhead, Gibson's (Barr), XXX October 12, 1915. — 

 Plant very large ; not much outer foliage ; head 10 inches across, rather 

 thin in proportion to width, fairly solid. Ready September 10. Fairly 

 good stock. 



103, 104. Flat Swedish (Barr, Watkins & Simpson). — Plant of 

 large size ; much outer foliage ; head 9 inches across, flat-topped, not 

 very firm. Ready September 1. 



109. Miniature Drumhead (Carter). — Plant large ; very little outer 

 foliage ; heads 10 inches across, rather loose. Stock not true. Ready 

 September 10. 



108. Summer Drumhead, Sutton's (Sutton). — Plant very large, 

 rather coarse ; little outer foliage ; heads 10 inches across, fairly solid. 

 A good even stock. Ready August 8. 



c. Oxheart type. 



95. Autumn Exhibition (Barr), A.M. August 25, 1908. — Plant of 

 medium size, vigorous ; outer leaves few, of medium size ; head small, 

 very solid, pointed, stands well. Ready August 16. Stock not quite 

 true. 



114. Battersea. — Plant of medium size, fairly compact ; not much 

 outer foliage ; head of medium size, obtusely pointed, solid. Ready 

 for use by August 25. 



23, f24- Best of All (Barr), A.M. August 13, 1901. — Plant of 

 medium size, compact ; outer leaves few, small, light green. Head of 

 medium size, obtusely pointed, very solid, almost white, coming into 

 use earlier than any other variety in this trial. Ready July 24. Stock 

 No. 24 not quite true. 



fo6. Cannell's Defiance, F.C.C. September 11, 1900. — Plant of 

 medium size, compact ; little foliage ; head medium size, obtuse, solid. 

 Ready August 12. 



31. Earliest (Sutton), A.M. June 17, 1897. — Plant of medium 

 size, compact ; very little foliage ; head of medium size, rather 

 obtusely pointed ; solid, almost white ; stands fairly well. Ready 

 August jz. 



32. Earliest (Hurst), XXX October 12, 1915. — Similar to No. 31. 

 65. Earliest (Dobbie). — The same type as ' Best of All,' but much 



more leafy ; matures later. Ready August 18. 



30. Earliest of All (R. Veitch), A.M. June 15, 1897. — Identical with 

 No. 31. 



48. Early Gem (Barr ; Nutting). — Like No. 23, but not so good a 

 stock. 



j Obtained for comparison. 



