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82. Mrs. Thomson (Ruys). — A deep marine blue variety, shaded 

 with deep violet-purple, having large flowers which stand out well 

 from the main stem and have a prominent dark brown eye. Height, 

 5 feet; length of spike, 21 inches. 



S3. Mrs. Toms (Forbes). — Height 7 feet; spike 26 inches long, 

 tapering. The stock of this variety appeared to be mixed, one plant 

 having flowers of cornflower blue tinged with pale bluish-violet 

 and a dark eye, while the other had cobalt blue flowers with a white 

 eye. 



84. Mrs. Tree (Forbes). — Height 8|- feet; spike tall, tapering, 

 33 inches long; flowers cobalt blue shaded with light bluish violet; 

 dark eye. 



85. Nansen (Forbes). — Height 6^ feet; spike 18 inches long, 

 compact; flow^ers small, cornflower blue, often heavily tinged with 

 bright violet; white eye. 



86. Navy Blue (Charlton). — Height 7-|- feet; spike tapering, 

 42 inches in length; flowers marine blue shaded with violet-purple 

 and having a white centre. 



87. Nerissa (Bunyard). — Height 5| feet; spike good, 20 inches 

 long; flowers semi-double, pale cornflower blue with a trace of mauve 

 at the base of the petals. 



88. Nineveh (Bunyard). — An excellent free-flowering, late variety 

 growing 7^ feet high; spike 18 inches long, tapering; flowers semi- 

 double, Venetian blue with a very conspicuous dark eye. 



89. Norah Green (Forbes). — Height 5^ feet; spike blunt, 

 18 inches long; flowers closely packed, deep cornflower blue with a 

 slight tinge of violet ; white eye. 



90. Norman Hirst (Kelway), A.M. June 28, 1904.— A beautiful 

 semi-double variety, having the inner petals violet-purple and the outer 

 ones marine blue. It has a white eye, is very free-flowering, and 

 grows 6 feet high, with spikes 21 inches in length. One of the earliest 

 to. flower in the trial. 



91. Nymph /Kelway). — A very pretty variety, growing 5| feet 

 high. Spikes numerous, 21 inches long; flowers royal blue with the 

 inner petals violet-mauve, semi-double, with white eye. 



92. Olivia (Forbes). — Height 7 feet; spikes tapering, 30 inches 

 long; flowers cobalt blue, tinged with bluish-violet; white eye. A 

 very pretty variety. 



93. Opal (Kelway). — An excellent variety, growing 7-| feet high. 

 Spike 18 inches long; flowers pale Venetian blue, with a creamy- 

 white centre; late flowering. 



94. Ophelia (Bunyard). — Height 5| feet; spike good; flowers 

 double, Venetian blue, shaded with lilac mauve. A late-flowering 

 variety. 



95. Orchioides (Bunyard). — Height 6 feet; spike 28 inches long; 

 flowers semi-double, creamy-white, with a prominent dark-brown 

 centre. 



96. Persia (Bunyard). — A very handsome variety, growing 8 feet 



