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Iris Caprice, too, is called “ lavender-shaded 
red,” a very ugly description which does not 
in the least represent the rosy mauve of the 
flower. Lavender to me means a pale, cold 
tint, like that of Scabiosa caucasia , or sweet pea 
Lady Grisel Hamilton ; while mauve to me is 
a colour between freshly open wistaria and 
sweet pea Mrs Walter Wright. 
Aster Top Sawyer is described as having 
“ clear blue flowers,” whereas it is a rosy mauve, 
of a chalky tint rather than clear. 
In the same catalogue that called Aubrietia 
moerheimi soft rose, aster St Egwin is described 
in the same way ; yet they are not the least 
alike in colour as grown here, St Egwin being 
a beautiful rose pink, many shades deeper than 
the Aubrietia. 
Purple, violet, and blue are the colours 
most difficult to get attached accurately to 
their respective owners. 
Aster Beauty of Colwell is called “ deep 
violet purple.” Now, if that means anything 
it would be the darkest and richest shade of 
purple known, and in any case is a redundant 
description, for violet and purple are surely 
the same ? As a matter of fact, the aster in 
question is mauve, rather a clear or blue mauve. 
One would much like to have purple clearly 
