THE AWARD OF GARDEN MERIT. 191 
East (for while C. Tomasinianus is more Western in its distribution, 
C. speciosus stretches away into Armenia, and perhaps into Persia) ; 
van Tubergen's var. Artabir, intermediate in colour and season between 
var. Aitchisonii and the type; var. globosus, a bluer, later- flowering 
variety, and some white and grey forms, which Mr. Bowles has raised 
which are still rare, but rarely beautiful in their blue pencilling on a 
white ground and therefore preferable to the better-known pure white 
form, which is rather starry in shape. 
