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Division IX. PoctlCtlS V AFlCtlCS. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Acme Considered by Mr. Engleheart to be perhaps the most 
beautiful of his productions; faultless in form, colour, 
substance, and constitution ; the flower is long stemmed, 
circular, broad-petalled, and white; the large eye is 
quite flat, of a singularly brilliant and refined quality of 
pure dead scarlet ; the plant seeds freely, and is as 
vigorous and productive as Ornatus ; entirely distinct 
from all other Poeticus. M.S 
Algernon Swinburne (Engleheart) A flower of vivid colour- 
ing. Fine white perianth, eye all red with green centre ; 
very effective. M.S. 
Almira Raised in Holland. A most distinct variety with 
broad, undulating, well-rounded perianth of great sub- 
stance and a large eye beautifully edged with very rich 
red. M.S. 
Barcarolle (Engleheart) This may be best described as a 
glorified Cassandra, and specimens have been exhibited 
with petals measuring 1| inches in width. blower 
rounded, symmetrical, remarkably flat, rather small eye 
rimmed with red. A most durable flower. Strongly 
recommended. Special price. L. ••• 3 for 8/6 
Bard of Avon (Engleheart) We are glad to be able to intro- 
duce one of the most remarkable of all Mr. Engleheart s 
seedlings, and one that we have no hesitation whatever 
in saying is bound to create a sensation. This plant is 
the finest of a new strain of Poeticus, the production of 
which has engaged the close attention of the raiser for 
many years. This strain all has great substance of petal 
and red or red-edged eyes of singularly sharp definition. 
In the case of Bard of Avon the eye is of excellent 
proportions and rimmed with red. The snow white 
perianth is round and of beautiful finish ; long stem, 
fine erect habit, perfect constitution, increasing freely 
with clear-skinned heavy bulbs. Opens mid-April, 
following Ornatus. A grand show or garden plant. 
Strongly recommended. E. 
Cassandra (Engleheart) An extremely distinct variety with 
a rather small eye deeply rimmed with red and a very 
broad perianth of great substance and solidity. A strong 
tall grower and of rapid increase. Most invaluable to 
the hybridist. A.M., R.H.S., 1899. L. 
Chaucer (Engleheart) The earliest of the new Poeticus 
varieties and a grand plant for forcing and early 
hybridising work. Fine rounded perianth, large flat eye, 
vivid scarlet. E. 
100 doz. 
12/- 1/9 
— 30/- 
35/- 5/- 
V- 
ea. 
30/- 
15/- 
2d. 
31- 
42/- 
6d. 
8d. 
See Special Collection of Poeticus Varieties, page 62. 
