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Scarlet — Continued 
Foremost of the brilliant scarlets, with explanate standards. 
A bold flower, with erect, almost round, standards of good size. 
Color intensely brilliant scarlet self; stems three-flowered, and of 
good length; not a tall grower, but fairly profuse bloomer. 
Not so large or well formed as Firefly; standards inclined to 
reflex, and sometimes assume an ugly, marbled appearance along 
the inner upper margin. Stems three- or four-flowered; medium 
early; very vigorous. 
An intense brilliant scarlet-crimson of the old type, difficult to 
distinguish from Cardinal; a trifle more crimson in the wings. 
Flowers small to medium, standards scarlet, wings tinged with 
rose; medium vigorous and fairly profuse. 
Like Cardinal e.xcept that wings are a shade lighter. 
Crimson 
An improvement over Mars in that the wings have the same 
rich tint as standards; form, size, and general habit show no con- 
trast. Salopian, however, darkens sli.^hlly earlier than Mars, 
which has been considered an objectionable feature in latter 
variety; yet, Salopian, in our opinion, stands the more perfect of 
the two. 
Ne.xt to Salopian the most intense and best formed of all the 
reds. A gorgeous flower, of large size and perfect form. A pure 
crimson in its prime, becoming with age deep purple; stems long 
and slender, bearing gracefully three or four flowers. A strong 
grower and liberal bloomer. 
Before the advent of A/ars this variety properly headed the list 
in its color-class. All the general characteristics attributed to 
Mars apply to Ignea, from which it is a careful selection. 
Between Scarlet and Crimson 
A large, improved Princess Victoiia. Of bold, free habit, 
with round, open standard, slightly notched at apex; standards 
cherry-rose, wings Jacqueminot (Blanc's Chart). Its drawbacks 
* 1898 Introductions. 
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