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Cheirantiius. 



Allionii (Barr). — A charming plant of compact habit, growing about 

 1 foot high, with long narrow leaves. It bears numerous racemes of 

 beautiful clear orange flowers, which continue to open well on into the 

 autumn. 



Chrysanthemum maximum. 



' Shasta Semi-double ' (E. Veitch). — A plant growing 2 feet high, 



with dark green, serrate, lanceolate leaves. Flowers white, Daisy-like, 

 2^ inches across. 



Clarkia. 



elegans * Firefly ' (Veitch). — This variety grows nearly 3 feet high 

 and produces in abundance, in the axils of the leaves, large deep rose, 

 double flowers. It is a most valuable annual for garden decoration and 

 for cutting. 



elegans fl. pi. ' Brilliant ' (Veitch). — See vol. xxxvii. p. 558. 

 ehyans fl. pi. ' Scarlet Queen ' (Barr, Veitch). — Similar in habit 

 to the above, but of a deeper colour. 



Gnicus. 



conspicuus (Barr). — Growing on. 

 Dahlia. 



All the following varieties are of the ' Collarette ' type and were 

 sent in by Messrs. Dobbie : — 



Antwerpia, A.M. August 27, 1912. — A very free-flowering variety 

 of robust habit. The flowers are 5 inches across and deep scarlet in. 

 colour, with an inner ring of yellow florets surrounding the prominent 

 golden centre. 



Balmoral. — A crimson variety, having the centre surrounded by 

 a ring of rather elongated white florets streaked with crimson. The 

 flowers stand well above the foliage. 



Oomtesse Icy Hardegg. — A purple-maroon flower, with a ring of 

 white florets round the small golden centre. 



Countess Dougon. — A robust grower, having flowers with rounded 

 petals of a crimson colour shading to white at the tips. A ring of 

 white florets surrounds the centre. 



Crimson Queen. — A rather small crimson variety, having a very 

 neat and compact habit of growth. The ring of small florets is. whitish- 

 rose in colour. 



Diadem. — A very pleasing DahHa, with broad crimson petals and 

 an inner ring of small white florets. It is a strong grower, and the 

 flowers are large. 



Exposition de Lyon. — A reddish -crimson variety, with a ring of 

 pale yellow florets. It is of very robust and free-flowering habit. 



Gallia. — The petals of this variety are pale sulphury-yellow splashed 

 with crimson. The smaller florets are sulphury- white. 



Goldstern. — A yellow variety, with an inner ring of yellow florets. 



