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a free stock, which would not root when layered, and two of a type 
which layered readily, but which has not appeared in any other col- 
lection. These two uncommon types, whilst they are not included in 
the present descriptions, are being kept under observation. The 
' Northern Spy ' was also sent named amongst the British 
collection. 
The French collections also comprised the Doucin, the Doucin 
Ameliore, and the French Paradise, together with one of the afore- 
mentioned types at present not identified. These collections afforded 
one new type which has only recently been introduced into England 
— the Paradis Jaune de Metz. In all, the French collections, then, 
furnished five types — only one being a new type. 
The collection from Holland afforded two types — the Doucin 
Ameliore, and one of the unnamed English and French types, but it 
included no new type. 
Thus, until the collections from Germany arrived early in 1914, 
nine distinct recurring types had appeared, eight of these in more or 
less common use in England, and one coming into popularity (the 
Jaune de Metz). These are the types dealt with in detail in the 
present report. 
The German collections included six out of the nine types already 
met with. They did not contain the Broad-leaf, the Nonsuch, and one 
other unnamed English type ; but six new distinct types have appeared 
amongst this collection of samples, sent under the names of various 
numbered strains of Doucin or Paradise. As these new types do not 
appear to be in use in England, a description of them is not included 
in the present report, but as several of them appear very vigorous 
and healthy they are being propagated for future trial. Thus we 
actually have no fewer than fifteen distinct types of ' Paradise ' 
isolated, in addition to various other types that layer readily. It 
is important and interesting to note that from no foreign source did 
we receive the true Broad-leaved English Paradise, Rivers' Nonsuch 
Paradise, or one other English type — Type VII. 
The complete record of the Paradise collections may be stated as 
follows : 
Received. 
Classified. 
Number true 
,, mixed 
* { 
26 
16 
6 
of French 
collections 
of Dutch 
1 
Number true 
,, mixed 
13 
7 
1 
The number of true collections was 45 ; of mixed collections, 25 ; 
and four of these included 3 or more types 
