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49. Queen of England (Eckford). White. 



50. Resplendent (Laxton Bros.). Bright scarlet. 



51. Rising Sun (Laxton Bros.). Standards orange-red ; 

 wings pale rose. 



52. Royal Robe (Eckford). Standards soft pink ; lighter 

 coloured wings. 



53. Senator (Eckford). Standards broad, suffused and striped 

 with chocolate on a creamy ground. 



54. Splendour (Eckford). Flowers large and of fine form ; 

 •colour bright rosy pink, shaded with crimson. 



55. Stanley (Eckford). A very fine large -flowered variety ; 

 colour deep maroon. An improvement on Boreatton. 



56. The Bride (Eckford). Blush white. 



57. The Queen (Eckford). Standards rosy pink ; wings 

 mauve. 



58. Venus (Eckford). Standards broad, soft salmon, shaded 

 with rosy pink. 



59. Waverley (Eckford). Standards violet-purple ; wings 

 pale blue, shaded with rose. 



IV. — CANNAS, 1894. 



Specimens of all the varieties were grown in pots under glass, 

 where they did exceedingly well, the plants growing freely and 

 flowering in great profusion. 



These new Cannas seem particularly well suited for this 

 mode of culture, and are specially useful for conservatory decora- 

 tion even as foliage plants. Of the collection planted in the 

 open ground, very few succeeded well or flowered. This was 

 partly owing to the cold wet season of 1894. In a warm season 

 better results would no doubt be obtained. 



The Canna requires liberal treatment — good free loamy soil, 

 with plenty of manure and abundance of water when growing 

 freely. 



The collection, representing sixty-five reputedly distinct 

 varieties, was presented by — 



Messrs. Allen & Son, New York. 



Mr. J. Beesley, Denbies, Dorking. 



Mr. H. Herbst, Kew Road, Richmond, S.W. 



