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reached 5 feet in height ; flowers produced on long stalks, 4I inches 

 in diameter ; ray florets in two whorls, broad, lemon-chrome ; disc 

 brownish to dull yellow. 



5. multiflorus ' Meteor ' (Barr). — A variety of H. muUifloms, 

 several days earlier than the type, but resembhng it in habit and 

 stature. The florets of the disc are highly developed and of a duller 

 tone of lemon-chrome (21) than the single whorl of ray florets. The 

 flower measured 3^ inches in diameter. 



8. multiflorus plenus (Barr), A.M. September 25, 1914. — Resembles 

 the type (No. 6) in habit and stature, but has paler stems. The flower 

 is 4J inches in diameter ; the disc is almost hemispherical, 3 inches 

 in diameter, and composed of highly-developed florets, which in the 

 periphery of the disc are almost ligulate and deeply toothed. The ray 

 florets are broad, rather short, and a deep shade of lemon-chrome. 



15. multiflorus ' Soleil d'Or ' (Barr). — A variety of H. multiflorus 

 having double flowers with quilled florets. The flowers are 3I inches 

 in diameter, lemon-chrome. 



4. orgyalis (Barr). — The Willow-leaved Sunflower. Height 8-10 

 feet ; stem smooth, glabrous, purphsh, very leafy along its whole 

 length ; leaves alternate, narrow, almost linear, acute, entire, recurved, 

 5~io inches long, thin, glabrous. The flowers failed to open, possibly 

 on account of the sharp frosts in late September and early October, 

 although it produced an abundance of flower buds in the axils of the 

 upper leaves. 



22. rigidus grandiflorus (Barr). — Height 4-5 feet; stems stiff, 

 purphsh, scabrous ; upper leaves opposite, entire, hispid, scabrous, 

 acuminate ; involucre bracts ovate acute ; flower 3 J inches in diameter ; 

 disc purplish-brown ; ray florets in one or two whorls, hght lemon- 

 chrome. 



II. rigidus ' Miss Mellish' (Barr), A.M. August 29, 1893.— Height 8 

 feet ; the flowers commenced to open in mid-September and continued 

 until the end of October, were freely produced on long stiff stalks, and 

 averaged 4J inches in diameter ; disc f inch, black, becoming orange- 

 yellow when all the florets are open ; ray florets long, incurved, incHned 

 to be a Httle quilled, deep glowing lemon-chrome. A fine variety 

 both for the garden and for cutting. 



14. rigidus ' Rev. Wolley Dod ' (Barr), A.M. September 25, 1914. 

 — Resembles H. rigidus grandiflorus in all respects except that the 

 flowers are larger, averaging 4 inches in diameter, with a smaller 

 disc (J inch in diameter), and of a brighter colour. The ray florets 

 are in two whorls, light lemon-chrome. 



13. rigidus semiplenus (Barr), F.C.C. September 25, 1888. — This 

 variety bore an extremely close resemblance to No. 14, but the ray 

 florets appear to be slightly narrower than in that variety. 



3. sparsifolius (Barr), A.M. October 18, 1904.— Height 7 feet ; 

 stem stout, rigid, red-purple, scabrid ; leaves large, cordate, serrate. 

 A large number of flower buds were produced on long, stiff peduncles, 

 but failed to open. 



