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(d) 'Paeony' (fig. loS, d). Habit dwarf and compact. 

 Flowers usually small, with incurved florets, 

 (ii.) Florets quilled : — 



(a) ' Branching Aster' (fig. 109,/). A late-flowering type. 

 Flowers solitary on long, stiff stalks, arising chiefly above the 

 middle of the stem. Flower-stalk curved just below the in- 

 volucre, so that flower becomes vertical. Flower massive, with 

 rather short semi-quilled florets. This appears to be a delicate 

 race, as the germination was in all cases poor ; in many it failed. 



{b) ' Unicum ' or ' Needle Aster ' (fig. 109, g). Plants much 

 branched, and flowers often drooping. Ray florets straight and 

 short ; centre often congested with a mass of deformed florets. 

 Not an attractive type. 



{c) ' Ray ' (fig. 109, h) . A somewhat rare type of aster ; it is 

 best described as a comet with quilled florets. 

 In the following descriptions the measurement given after " habit " 

 refers to the height ; that given after the type of flower refers to the 

 diameter. 



The colours and their index numbers are from " Ridgway's Colour 

 Standards." 



The Trials Oflicer is indebted to Dr. Keeble and Mr. S. T. Wright 

 for much help in the preparation of this Report. 



The Floral Committee considered the following to be the best 

 varieties in the trial : 



While. Tynan Pink. 



48. Dwarf Paeony-flowered Per- 

 fection, rose. 

 102. Hohenzollern, brilHant rose. 



Blue. 



56. Elegance, lavender. 

 81. Giant Comet, light blue. 

 95. White, turning to amethyst 

 blue. 



146. The Prince. 



Violet. 



36. Comet, pale lavender-blue. 



38. Dwarf Paeony-flowered Per- 

 fection, black blue. 



39. Dwarf Paeony-flowered Per- 

 fection, black violet. 



44. Dwarf Paeony-fl.owered Per- 

 fection, light blue. 

 169. Victoria, dark blue. 



Yellow: 



129. New Yellow Sunlight. 



147. Toison d'Or. 



35. Comet, snow white. 



86. Giant Comet, pure white. 



119. New Giant White Hercules. 

 192. White Wonder. 



Pale Pink. 

 34. Comet, shell pink. 

 93. Giant Comet, The Bride. 



120. New Giant Hohenzollern, 



shell pink. 

 189. Victoria, white, tinted rose. 



Red-purple. 



42. Dwarf Paeony-flowered Per- 



fection, dark scarlet. 



43. Dwarf Paony-flowered Per- 



fection, dark scarlet and 

 white. 



79. Giant Comet, fiery scarlet. 

 90. Giant Comet Ruby. 

 99. Gloria. 

 139. Ruby. 



166. Victoria, carmine rose. 

 171. Victoria, dark scarlet. 



