PHLOXES AT WISLEY, 1908 AND 1909. 



461 



Crepuscule (Barr, Chiswick. Forbes). — Bluish-lilac, with a reddish-violet 

 eye ; flowers of poor form ; pyramidal truss. 2 feet. 



Croesus (Barr), XXX July 29, 1909. — Strawberry-red, with a deeper 

 eye ; large showy truss. 3 feet. 



Croix de Lorraine (Barr). — Carmine-purple, with large rose-white 

 centre ; flower 1^ inch ; broad, dense, flat truss. 3 feet. 



Croix de Malte (Dobbie). — Bosy-pink, with white centre ; flower 

 H inch ; dense, pyramidal truss. 2 feet. 



Croix de Malte (Forbes). — White, tinged with bluish-lilac, buds purple ; 

 vigorous, much-branched truss. 2 feet. 



Croix du Sud (Chiswick), XXX August 16, 1892.— White, with 

 magenta eye ; flower 1| inch ; loose, much-branched truss. H foot. 



Cyrano (Forbes). — Beddish-violet, with a paler centre ; flower If inch ; 

 small, dense truss. 2 feet. Inferior to Auguste Raffet. 



Daniel Lesueur (Barr, Chiswick, Forbes). — White, tinged with bluish- 

 lilac, and blue on the reverse of the petals ; flower If inch ; petals 

 reflexed ; broad pyramidal truss. 2^ feet. 



Danton (Forbes). — Rosy-scarlet tinged with salmon, with magenta 

 eye ; flower 1| inch, fiat ; dense flat truss. 2 feet. Well-formed flowers, 

 but burns badly. 



David Syme (Dobbie). — White, faintly tinged rose, with magenta eye ; 

 flower 1\ inch ; large truss. 3^ feet. A showy variety. 



De Bois (Barr, Chiswick). — Bright rosy-red, becoming paler towards 

 the eye ; flower If inch, starry ; good truss, well-branched from base. 



De Dombasle (Chiswick). — Purple-lilac, shading to white near the eye ; 

 flower 1\ inch ; poor truss. H foot. 



Delarey (Dobbie). — Deep magenta ; poor flowers. 2 feet. 



De Lacepede (Forbes). Rosy-magenta, slightly deeper at the eye ; 

 flower 1^ inch ; broad, loose truss. 2 feet. Inferior to Eclaireur. 



Delicata (Dobbie), XXX August 16, 1892. — White, with a faint tinge 

 of magenta at the eye ; flower H inch ; loose, flat, much-branched truss. 

 3 feet. 



Delicata (Forbes). — Rosy-magenta ; flower 1^ inch, loose truss. 

 2^ feet. 



De Mirbel (Barr, Dobbie, Forbes). — Pale rosy-pink, tinged fiery-red, 

 with magenta eye, flower 1| inch ; dense pyramidal truss. 2 feet. 



Deuil de St. Pierre (Dobbie, Forbes). — Rich crimson-carmine, with 

 a deeper eye ; flower 1^ inch ; loose pyramidal trass. Inferior to 

 Sesostris. 



De Wet (Dobbie). — Deep magenta, with a darker eye ; flowers waved ; 

 loose truss. 2 feet. 



Derviche (Chiswick, Dobbie, Forbes). — Deep bluish-lilac, with magenta 

 eye, and a paler band round the eye ; flower If inch, of good form, 

 large, much-branched pyramidal truss. 3 feet. 



Diadem ( Dobbie) . — Failed . 



Dr. Charcot (Dobbie, Forbes). — Deep bluish-lilac, with a magenta eye, 

 and a paler zone round it ; flower 1| inch ; broad truss. 2 feet. 



Dr. Schleicher (Forbes). — Bright rosy-carmine, with white centre; 

 flower 1^ inch, of good form ; very bold truss. 3 feet. A very showy 

 variety. 



