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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
P Purete . Pure white, with faintest tinge of cream in the eye ; 
flower i inch ; broad, loose truss, i J foot. 
P. Regulus. Carmine -purple, with a paler eye ; flower inch ; 
of good form. 2 feet. 
P. Reichsgraf von Hochberg. Rich crimson-carmine self ; flower 
if inch ; flat, vigorous truss. 3^ feet. A showy variety, but 
burns badly. 
P. Roi des Roses. Salmon-rose, with a deeper eye ; flower 1 j inch ; 
of good form ; loose, much-branched truss. 3 feet. A showy 
variety. 
P. Sesostris. Rich crimson-carmine, shaded maroon at eye ; 
flower 1 J inch ; of good form ; good truss. 3 feet. The best 
of its colour. 
P. Sylphide. Pure white, with faint tinge of cream in the eye ; 
flower ij inch ; weak truss. 1 J foot. 
P. Tapis Blanc. Pure white, slightly tinged with primrose at the 
eye ; flower if inch, with reflexed petals ; broad, much-branched 
truss. 1 foot. 
P. Wm. Muir. Reddish violet, with a distinct carmine eye ; 
flower i£ inch ; loose truss. 3 feet. 
W. Robinson. Rosy salmon, with a deeper eye ; large, well -formed 
flowers ; good truss. 3 feet. 
