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9. Ariel (Forbes). — A strong, spreading variety, with small foliage, 

 and medium lavender-blue flowers with a. sulphury-white middle. 

 Eayed and free-flowering. 



10. Bessie (Dickson), AM. July 26, 1912. — A good, compact 

 bedder, with medium foliage, and very pretty white, rayless flowers 

 tinged with pale purplish-mauve. A very free-flowering variety. 



11. Blanche (Forbes). — A good bedding variety, with large 

 greenish- white rayless flowers. Foliage large ; habit good and compact. 



12. Blue Bell (Forbes). — A pretty, very free -flowering variety of 

 vigorous spreading habit. FoHage medium ; flowers small, rayed, deep 

 violet. 



13. Blue Bird (Evans). — An exceptionally vigorous, spreading 

 variety, with large foliage, and very pretty small flowers having the 

 upper petal dark purple margined with a lighter shade, and the other 

 petals bluish-violet. Eayed with violet-purple; very free-flowering. 



14. Blue Bonnet (Forbes). — One of the miniature section, with 

 small, rayed, pale violet-blue flowers, borne in great profusion. 



15. Blue Cloud (Dickson, Dobbie, Forbes). — A strong, spreading 

 variety, with largo foliage, and big sulphury-white flowers edged with 

 pale blue. Eays dark blue. 



16. Blue Duchess (Dobbie). — A very free-flowering, pale violet 

 variety, of strong, spreading habit. Foliage medium; flowers large, 

 rayed. 



17. Blue Gown (Dickson, Forbes), A.M. July 5, 1897.— A free- 

 flowering, spreading variety, with medium flowers of pale violet-blue, 

 having a lighter middle. Eayless. 



18. Blue King (Forbes). — A compact grower, with small foliage, 

 and very small flowers of lavender-blue with deep violet-purple blotch 

 around the centre; rayed. 



19. Blue Eock (Dobbie). — A strong, compact grower, suitable for i 

 bedding, having large foliage, and good-sized violet-purple flowers 

 shading to a light blue in the middle. It is a free-flowering variety. 



20. Blue Stone (Dickson).- — This very free-blooming variety is of 

 exceptionally compact habit and has large foliage. The flowers are 

 rather small, rayed, and deep violet-purple in colour. 



21. Bradley's Seedling No. 8 (Bradley). — A strong, spreading 

 grower, wuth medium-sized, narrow foliage. Flowers rayed, large, rich 

 dark purple, with crinkled margins. A good bedding variety. 



22. Bradley's Seedling, No. 17 (Bradley). — A very vigorous, tall 

 variety, with large foliage, and big flowers of dark velvety purple with 

 a darker middle and very smooth edges. It is very free in flowering. 



23. Bradley's Seedling (Bradley). — A strong, dwarf variety of 

 spreading habit, similar in colour to Seedling No. 17, but having a 

 much broader flower; rayed. 



24. Bridal Morn (Dickson). — A large, bluish-violet-purple variety 

 of strong, spreading growth, with medium foliage. 



25. Bridegroom (Forbes). — This variety is of strong, spreading 

 habit, and very free-flowering. The 'foliage and flowers are 



