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JOEEtfAL 03? THE EOYAL EOETICULTUEAt SOClETf. 
13. Improved Pceony Perfection (Dippe Bros.). Of 16 distinct 
colours. A very excellent strain. 
14. Truffaut's Pceony-flowered Perfection (Wheeler & Son). Of 
12 colours. A very even and excellent strain. 
15. Large flowering Pceony Perfection (Haage & Schmidt). Of 
12 colours. A very fair strain, of somewhat taller growth than 
the others. 
16. Cocardeau or Cockade (E. 0. Henderson & Son). Of 8 
colours. A bi or two-coloured form of the Pseony-flowered, 
the centre white, the outer petals of various colours, strikingly 
beautiful. 
D. Globe Astees. 
A sort of intermediate form between the Chrysanthemum and 
Paeony-flowered sections; the flowers are large, but rather 
rough and coarse, and droop somewhat; very free flowering. 
Height 15 to 18 inches. 
17. Pceony-flowered Glole (Dippe Bros.). Of 12 colours. A 
remarkably good selection of colours and of even growth. 
Excellent for bedding. 
E. Postpone Astees. 
Plants of very compact neat branching habit, and very free 
flowering. Height from 12 to 15 inches. Elowers of medium 
size; very neat and close ; the outer petals flat, the centre quilled ; 
a very useful section for cut flowers. 
18. Pompone (Dippe Bros.). Of 18 colours. A very excellent 
selection ; the white especially fine. 
19. Diamond (Haage & Schmidt). Of 10 colours. A very good 
assortment; the flowers somewhat larger than the ordinary 
Pompone. 
E. Bouquet Astees. 
Plants of small close habit of growth ; from 6 to 9 inches in 
height; free flowering, the single plant forming a sort of miniature 
bouquet. Elowers of medium size, from 2 to 2J inches in diameter. 
A very inferior section. 
20. New Improved Dwarf Pyramidal (E. G. Henderson & Son). A 
mixed selection. Eair. 
21. New Victoria Bouquet (E. G. Henderson & Son). Yiolet. 
Inferior. 
