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high. Spikes 28 inches long; flowers double, loosely arranged, 

 marine blue, with small white eye. Very free-flowering. 



97. Persimmon (Forbes, Kelway). — Height 6^ feet; spike 25 inches 

 long; flowers large, royal blue, slightly tinged with violet-mauve, 

 white eye; leaver deeply divided. A very effective free-flowering 

 variety. 



98. Phyllis (Nash). — A very pretty, effective, marine blue variety, 

 with a dark eye. It grows 6J feet high, and has spikes measuring 

 24 inches long. 



99. Portia (Bunyard). — Height 7 feet; spike 25 inches long; 

 flowers semi-double, bright royal blue, often tinged with violet - 

 mauve; eye white. The outer petals and the spur are covered with 

 downy hairs. 



100. Progenitor (Forbes). — Height 8^ feet; spike 41 inches long, 

 tapering; flowers marine blue, heavily tinged with bright violet -purple ; 

 eye dark. 



101. Purple Velvet (Kelway), A.M. June 21, 1910.— Failed to 

 start. 



102. Queen of the Delphiniums (Charlton). — A good, rather late- 

 flowering variety, growing 8 feet high. The splendid tapering spikes 

 measure 2^ feet long, and are well furnished with cornflower blue 

 flowers of good shape, shaded with bright violet, and having a small 

 white eye. 



103. Eagged Eobin (Forbes). — Height 3 feet, of branching habit; 

 flowers cornflower blue, with violet-purple shading and a white eye. 



104. Eev. J. Stubbs (Forbes). — A very pretty, free-flowering, pale 

 royal blue variety, with a dark eye. Height 5 feet; length of spike 

 17 inches. 



105. Eev. W. Wilks (Forbes), A.M. June 25, 1903.— Failed to 

 start. 



106. Eock Sand (Forbes). — Height 7 feet; spike 35 inches long, 

 tapering, thinly furnished with very pale royal blue flowers having a 

 dark eye. 



107. Eosalind (Bunyard).— Height 5|- feet; spikes numerous, 

 17 inches long; flowers loosely arranged, single, small, royal blue 

 with small white eye ; outside of petals and spur hairy. 



108. Eoyal Standard (Forbes), A.M. June 18, 1912.— Height 

 4^ feet; spike good, blunt, well furnished, with marine blue flowers 

 having a white centre. Although of no great height, this proved to 

 be one of the prettiest and most effective varieties in the trial. 



109. E. P. Ker (Forbes). — A very handsome free-flowering variety, 

 reaching to a height of 9 feet. The spikes are tapering, and measure 

 33 inches long. Flowers bright cornflower blue, heavily tinged with 

 violet-purple; eye dark. 



110. Salland (Euys). — Height 6 feet; spike 25 inches long; 

 flowers wide, deep marine blue, slightly tinged with violet-purple; 

 eye brownish, covered with yellow hairs, very prominent. A very 

 effective variety, with reddish stems. 



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