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PLANTS AND SEEDS TESTED AT WISLEY, 1905. 



XXX=Highly Commended. 



Althaea (Masters, Roemer). All the plants are being grown on. 

 Antirrhinum (Carter). A variety named ' Majus, Coral Red ' growing 

 about 2 feet high, with rose-coloured flowers having a pure white throat. 

 Aquilegia hybrids (J. Veitch, Gledstanes). Plants growing on. 

 Aster (J. Veitch, Roemer) : — 



1. Comet, Dwarf. An excellent strain, with colours varying from pure 

 white, rose, blue, to rosy-lilac. 



2. Dwarf. A small chrysanthemum-flowered type, with blue and rose- 

 coloured flowers, many of which were semi -double. 



3. 1 Earliest Parisian.' A dwarf variety, with semi-double purplish - 

 blue flowers that are produced very early. 



4. ' Parisian.' Rather weak-growing dwarf varieties, of various shades 

 of colour. 



5. 1 Hohenzollern.' A dwarf strain, with flowers of the ' Comet ' type, 

 and of many colours ; a very ornamental class. 



6. ' Branching Scarlet.' Height about 18 in., branching with a profu- 

 sion of dark red small flowers. 



7. ' Christmas Tree.' This aster forms a perfect pyramid with 

 medium-sized imbricated flowers, in colour varying from pure white to 

 bright pink. 



8. 1 Giant Comet.' The white and the lilac-flowered varieties were 

 very good, but the other colours were poor. 



9. 1 Ostrich Feather.' Plants 12 to 18 inches high ; flowers rather 

 small, with petals much curled ; colours various. 



10. 'Japanese Cardinal.' Plants 18 in. high, branching; flowers, 

 medium size, dark red, with quilled florets. 



11. 'Japanese.' Similar in size and habit to No. 10, but of various 

 colours. 



12. 1 July Ray ' and 'Ray.' Both of this class require further selec- 

 tion, t 



13. ' Sinensis.' The well-known single variety with lovely mauve 

 flowers. 



14. 'New Ray,' XXX September 15, 1905 (Carter). Height 18 in., 

 branching ; flowers, 4 in. across, rose-coloured, with long quilted petals ; 

 a distinct variety. 



Begonia semperflorens ' Fairy Queen ' (Roemer). A pretty but not 

 new variety, with white flowers, flushed with rose at the margins ; a 

 useful bedding variety. 



Balsam ' Rose Queen ' (Carter). A very dwarf sturdy variety, with 

 large double rose-coloured flowers, borne in profusion. 



Calliopsis, mixed (Carter). Plants varying in height from 6 in. to 

 3 ft. Colours from bright yellow, with small red eye, to bright dark red 

 selfs. 



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