SELECTIONS. 
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HARDY BORDER VARIETIES. 
The following are first-rate Japanese sorts for growing in beds and 
borders for flowering during August, September and October : — 
A. Barham. — A useful orange-bronze sport from Eden. 
Abercorn Beauty. — A lovely deep bronzy-red ; sport from Polly ; 
September. 
Alan. — A very pretty free-flowering flesh-pink flower; September. 
Alec. Coyle. — Deep amber, paling towards the point of petals ; free and 
dwarf ; early September. 
Almirante. — A very free-flowering bright chestnut-crimson flower ; 
good disbudded or undisbudded ; October ; an ideal plant. 
Anthea. — Large flower with flat florets ; colour mauve-pink ; should be 
disbudded. 
Armorel. — A very large flower ; colour, coppery-bronze ; beautiful 
colour ; keeps well. 
Autumn Beauty. — Free-flowering dwarf plant ; colour, bronzy-yellow. 
Batchelor’s White. — A grand pure white, specially adapted for dis- 
budding ; large solid flower ; late October. 
Belle Mauve. — A useful September-flowering plant; colour, mauve; 
dwarf. 
Bertie. — Bright terra cotta sport from A. Barham. 
Betty Spark. — An excellent msy-pink variety, with good sprays on 
long stems ; October. 
Bouquet Rose. — Charming free-flowering plant ; colour, rose, tinted 
gold in centre ; October ; height, 3 feet. 
Bronze Qoacher. — Valued because it is an orange-bronze sport from 
Goacher’s Crimson ; good habit ; free. 
Bronze Martinmas. — A bronzy-buff sport from Martinmas; October; 
height, 4 feet. 
Bronze Normandie. — A charming bronzy-yellow sport from the well- 
known variety Normandie ; dwarf ; Septembcr-October. 
Bronze Perle. — A lovely golden-bronze sport from Perle Rose ; 
October ; dwarf. 
Bronze Queen. — Very bright orange bronze ; pretty in sprays ; 
October. 
Caledonia.— A chaste ivory-white flower, very similar to Parisiana, but 
far superior ; habit of plant better ; September ; height, 2^ feet. 
Canite. — A light golden-bronze flower, and the plant has a good compact 
habit. 
Carrie. — A remarkably fine variety, flowering continuously from late 
August to October ; colour, rich bright yellow ; form exquisite ; 
beautiful habit ; of the ea.siest culture ; height, 2 feet. 
Champagne. — A useful mid-October-flowering plant ; colour, bright 
ruby-red ; height, 2j feet. 
Champ d’Or. — Another very excellent yellow ; splendid habit ; sturdy 
grower ; in flower September-October ; especially good all-round 
plant ; height, 2 feet. 
Charley. — A free-flowering sort, useful lor market ; pure white. 
