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JOUENAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Clarkia. 



' Brilliant' (Barr, Veitch), XXX August 23, 1910.— Flowers deep 

 cerise in colour, borne in great numbers on spikes 2^ feet high. 



' Pink Pearl ' (Barr). — Flowers pale pink, borne on spikes 3 feet 

 in height. 



COSMIDIUM. 



Burridgeanum ' Orange Crown ' (E. Veitch). — Flowers pale 

 orange with brown centre, 1-J inch in diameter; plants 1 foot in height. 



' Orange Crown ' (Barr). — Flow^ers similar in colour to the above, 

 but f inch in diameter and plants about 8 inches tall. 



Delphinium. 



* Blue Butterfly ' (E. Veitch). — A charming annual variety grow- 

 ing about 9 inches tall and bearing flowers of deep marine-blue. 



' Extra choice mixed ' (Forbes). — Failed to flower. 



formosum grandijiorum (Barr). — Flowers large, single, rich gen- 

 tian-blue with white centre ; height 2^ feet. 



uUramarinum (Tom Thumb) (Barr). — A charming dwarf variety 

 about 1 foot high, bearing deep marine-blue flowers. 



DiANTHUS. 



chinensis Heddewigii fl. pi. ' Salmon King ' (J. Veitch). — Flowers 

 of good size, varying in colour from pale salmon-pink to deep purple; 

 height 1 foot. 



chinensis Heddewigii laciniatus ' Scarlet Queen ' (J. Veitch). — 

 Flowers of good size, varying from white to deep crimson. 



laciniatus fi. pL * Lucifer ' (E. Veitch). — Flowers 2 inches in 

 diameter, semi-double, bright carmine; plants about 1 foot high. 



' Lucifer ' (Barr). — Similar to the preceding. 



DiMORPHOTHECA. 



aurantiaca (Barr, E. Veitch), A.M. May 26, 1908.— A half-hardy 

 annual from South Africa; flowers daisy-like, 3 inches in diameter, rich 

 orange with a narrow deep -purple band surrounding the blackish-purple 

 disc; leaves fleshy, oblong, toothed; height 1 foot. 



ESCHSCHOLZIA. 



Thorburnii (E. Veitch). — Flow^ers bright orange-cadmium ; large, 

 being 3| inches across when fully open. 



Gaillardia. 



hyhrida grandiflora (E. Veitch). — Good strong plants were raised, 

 bat no flowers were produced up to the time of drawing up the report. 



GiLIA. 



coronopifolia (E. Veitch), A.M. August 28, 1906.— A half-hardy 

 biennial from South Carolina, bearing brilliant scarlet tubular flowers 

 about 1 to inch long; the leaves are ^ery finely divided, and have 

 a feathery appearance ; height 3 to 4 feet. 



