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DANIELS’ SUPERB GODETIAS. 
(See Coloured 1*1 ate.) 
The Godetias form a magnificent class of free-flowering showy hardy annuals, and should be grown 
freely wherever a really beautiful display of annuals is desired. They are very effective for mixed 
beds or borders, and when grown in masses are extremely charming. Those of the Whitneyi type, and 
which include the fine varieties sent out by ourselves, produce immense flowers of the most brilliant and 
exquisite shades of crimson, carmine, rose and pink, to the purest satiny white; the plants being of a 
sturdy compact habit of growth, and literally covered for a long period with a profusion of lovely 
flowers. Grown in pots of five or six inches diameter they make beautiful subjects for the greenhouse, 
and the blooms if cut and placed in water will retain their beauty for a considerable time. 
Cultivation. — For earliest blooming, sow the seeds in February or early in March in pots of firmly compressed light rich soil, and 
place in a gentle heat, prick out to strengthen, harden off and plant out in au open sunny position, in April or May, one foot or eighteen 
inches apart, or pot up for blooming under glass. • For a general display and succession, sow thinly in the open ground at intervals from 
the early part of March to the end of April, and thin out or transplant if the plants come up too thickly. By sowing thinly in an open 
space in August or September, and transplanting to flowering quarters early in Spring, a grand display of charming flowers may be had 
early in Summer. All the Godetias are extremely hardy, and will thrive in any fairly good soil. 
All the varieties marked bv an asterisk ( :> ) have been raised and sent out by Daniels Bugs. 
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1 *M ARC II I ON ESS OF SALISBURY {Plate, No. 3). A quite new and charmingly effective variety, growing only 
about one foot in height, and bearing a profusion of very large beautiful flowers ; colour, a bright carmine-crimson, the 
petals having broad, clearly-defititpd light margins, giving the plants, when in bloom, a fresh and lovely appearance. 
A Variety of exceptional beauty. Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society, 9th July, 1895 
2 ‘CAEMINEA AUREA (Crimson and Gold) (Plate, No. 4). A very distinct and beautiful variety, and quite a 
new break of colour amongst Godetias. The plants grow about one foot in height, and the numerous medium-sized 
flowers are of a bright deep rosv-crimson colour, the petals being beautifully edged with bright pale yellow, at times 
approaching a deeper or golden shade. Grown in a mass at our Seed Grounds during the past Summer, the effect was at 
once novel, rich, and pleasing 
3 '"'DUKE OF YORK (Plate, No. 5). This grand new scarlet variety surpasses all other Godetias in brilliancy and 
effectiveness. The plants are of the same dwarf sturdy habit of growth as Duke of Fife, with the same abundance of 
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flowers, the individual blooms are of great size, and of the most intense satiny scarlet carmine colour, with lighter centres. 
Of splendid effect. One of the most beautiful of all hardy annuals 
*DUCHESS OF FIFE (Plate, No. 2). Height 1 foot. A most superb variety bearing large flowers. A lovely satiny- 
white, each petal being distinctly marked by a brilliant carmine blotch. First Class Certificate, Royal Horticultural 
Society 
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-DUKE OF FIFE. Height 1 foot. Intensely rich satiny crimson blooms of fine form and substance, the individual 
blooms measuring 4 to 4f inches across, with perfect habit of plant. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal 
Horticultural Society 
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DUCHESS OF ALBANY (Plate. No. 1). Height 1 foot. The finest and most beautiful pure white Godetia ever 
raised. The flowers, which are very large and abundant, are of the loveliest pure satiny white. A variety of charming effei 1 
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,, New Dwarf. Height % foot, pure white, a beautiful variety 
*Bridesmaid. Height 1 foot. Rose and white, charming variety 
*Butterfly. Height 1 foot. White, with crimson blotch on each petal, very showy 
^General Gordon. Height 1 foot. Brilliant deep crimson 
*Lady Albemarle. Height 1 foot. Crimson scarlet; very showy 
A collection of six choice varieties, including Duke of York, Duchess of Albany, and Duchess 
of Fife ... 
Daniels’ Choicest Mixed, from the above superb sorts 
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OTHER VARIETIES. 
Bijou. Very dwarf and beautiful variety. Flowers pure white, marked with dark rose 
Bumila hyforida. Dwarf, compact-growing varieties, fine mixed colours 
Reptans insignis. Height 1 foot, trailing. White and crimson .. . 
Rubicunda splendens, fl. pi. A fine variety, growing about 2 feet high, with semi-double crimson flowers 
The Bride. White, with crimson ring at base of petals. Height 2 feet ... 
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From the Gardknebs’ Magazine, March 1 Xth, 1893. 
“ Turning to the quarters devoted to the annuals, we find the Godetias, of which several fine forms have been introduced 
by Messrs Daniels, in strong force, painting the landscape with resplendent colouring. The newer varieties of these included 
Duke of Fife, which has rich crimson flowers, and Duchess of Fife, of which the flowers are satiny white, with carmine blotch 
on each petal.’ Older forms of special merit included Duchess of Albany, pure white; Bridesmaid, rose and white; Butterfly, while 
with crimson blotch on each petal; and General Gordon, brilliant crimson.” 
