420 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
LARKSPURS (ANNUAL DELPHINIUMS) AT WISLEY, 
1916. 
Fifteen stocks of Annual Delphiniums were received at Wisley for 
trial in 1916. They were sown on May 15, and thinned out as soon 
as large enough. The Floral Committee inspected them in September 
and made the awards to the following stocks : 
Award of Merit. 
No. 13. Blue Butterfly (Hurst). 
Highly Commended. 
No. 3. Rosy Scarlet (Sydenham). 
Nos. 5 and 7. Azure Fairy (Dobbie, Watkins and Simpson). 
Awards had previously been given to ' Empress Carmine ' ( Veitch) , 
A.M. Sept. 6, 1907, and ' Blue Butterfly ' (Carter), A.M. July 17, 1900. 
Tall Section (4 feet 6 inches). 
Pink, streaked and suffused with Crimson. 
1, 2, 3, 4. Rosy Scarlet (Simpson, Watkins and Simpson, Syden- 
ham, Sutton). — Semi-double. No. 1 contained both single and semi- 
double. 
Med. Section (3 feet). — Leaves with broader segments. 
Purplish-Blue; Yellowish-white centre. 
15. New Annual Type (Dickson and Robinson). — Single (some 
lighter in colour). 
Dwarf Section (18 to 24 inches). 
Sky-Blue, streaked Purple. 
5, 6, 7. Azure Fairy (Dobbie, R. Veitch, Watkins and Simpson). — 
Single. 
Royal-Blue with Purple blotch at apex. 
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Blue Butterfly (R. Veitch, Simpson, 
A. Dickson, Dobbie, Sydenham, Hurst, Watkins and Simpson). 
— Single. No. 13 is of fine colour. 
