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[September, 
and of the finest texture, well continued to 
the crown ; form fine ; size medium. First 
bloomed in 1872 ; sent out in 1876. A fine 
grower; will carry two blooms to the plant. 
Ann Lord {Lord). —Light-edged. Another 
of the beautiful varieties raised by Mr. Lord 
of Todmorden. From the same cross and 
same pod of seed with Alice. Language can¬ 
not exaggerate the high quality of these 
varieties. Kecently some exception has been 
taken to this variety in that occasionally there 
has been asserted to be breaks in the marking 
on the edge. It is, however, in my experience a 
microscopic fault, but a more serious draw¬ 
back exists in the fact that it is a shy rooter, 
and apt to sulk in the autumn. Fine plants 
may, however, be obtained by removing the 
layers immediately the callus has formed, say 
in mid-September, and plunging on a bed of 
fibre, or a spent hot-bed, and plants thus treated 
will give flowers which will sustain severe 
criticism. The white ground, texture, quality, 
form, and formation of petal are simply per¬ 
fect, and, though very distinct, it is a worthy 
companion to Mary (Simonite), shortly to be 
described. Sent out in 1874. 
Baroness Burdett-Coutts {Payne). — 
Medium or light purple edged, with a very fine 
broad and smooth petal and clear white 
ground. A good grower, but must be freely 
disbudded, as it is somewhat thin of petals. 
A telling flower whether on the home stage or 
in a collection. Raised by Mr. John Payne, 
Worcester Cottage, St. Paul’s, Oxford, from 
a seedling bright rose, fertilised by pollen 
from Mary (Simonite). First bloomed in 
1876 ; sent out by Mr. Turner in 1880. 
Clara Penson {Willnier). —Light-edged. A 
glorious variety, but, like many other beautiful 
things in nature, needing careful study and 
attention to develop it in its highest excellence, 
the petals being apt, in florist’s phraseology, to 
“ saddle ” as the bloom opens. Therefore the 
aid of a card whereby the petals may flatten 
themselves as they expand is necessary. But, 
granting the proper development of the 
flower, there are indeed few to surpass it, 
being large in size, fine in quality, smooth, of 
good substance, and beautifully edged with a 
fine band of bright purple. A good grower, 
early in bloom ; sent out in 1881. 
Constance {Dodivell). —Heavy-edged. A 
seedling from Fanny (Lord). A full flower of 
fine quality, broadly margined with rich purple 
on a pure white ground. Habit of grass 
very dwarf, but a good grower. First bloomed 
in 1879 ; sent out in 1880. 
Cynthia {Turner). —Medium or light-edged. 
A good useful variety of full size and fair 
quality; petals broad, smooth, and of good 
substance; markings distinct and pleasing. 
First bloomed in 1870 ; sent out in 1872. 
Edith {Dodwell). —A seedling from Fanny. 
Heavy-edged, bright and pure. Not so 
broadly marked as Constance, previously 
described, but a very distinct, well built 
flower, of good average quality. First bloomed 
in 1879 ; sent out in 1880. 
Evelyn {Hewitt). —Light-edged. Raised at 
Chesterfield from seed taken from Minnie or 
Mary, from the habit of grass, I infer the 
latter. A fine variety; petals large, smooth, 
beautifully formed and of ^ great substance; 
white ground pure ; size medium. A good 
grower. First bloomed in 1880 ; sent out in 
1881. 
Fanny {Lord). —Medium-edged. One of the 
grand batch of seedlings raised by Mr. Lord 
in 1872 from the same parents. Like her 
sisters Alice, Ann Lord, and others yet to be 
described, Fanny cannot be surpassed for its 
high quality, finely formed petal, purity of 
white ground and distinctness of markings. 
The crown petals are so large that they over¬ 
bear and force down the guards, unless the 
flower be bloomed upon a card when this evil, 
to the exhibitor, is remedied. Like Constance 
and Florence Agnes next to be described it is 
prolific in its habit, though dwarf in the grass, 
and it has the further grand quality of seeding 
freely. First bloomed in 1872 ; sent out in 
1877. 
Florence Agnes {Podwell). —Heavy-edged. 
A seedling from Fanny, but with double the 
width of marginal colour. A flower of high 
quality and very distinct. First bloomed in 
1879 ; sent out in 1882. 
Her Majesty (Addis).- —Light-edged..Large, 
smooth, well formed and very distinct. A 
very telling variety, whether on the home 
stage or exhibition table. But it is not nearly 
so perfect when examined in detail as some of 
its congeners, lacking breadth of petal, especi¬ 
ally in the lower tiers, and it has also the 
further fault of bursting its pod in the opening 
of the flower, a fault I think of grievous conse¬ 
quence. First bloomed about ten years since. 
Jessie {Turner). —Medium or light feather 
edged. A good useful variety of full size and 
fair quality, though far behind the richness of 
ground colour to be seen in Alice, Ann Lord, 
Mary, Zerlina, and other purple-edged varieties. 
Nevertheless it is a telling variety on the home 
stage and for the back row of a stand, from its 
size and form and finely-formed petal. First 
bloomed in 1870; sent out in 1872. Will 
carry two, sometimes three, blooms to a plant. 
King of Purples {Norman). — Heavy- 
edged, one of the later varieties of the late 
Mr. Norman. A good grower ; petals of fair 
size, well formed, smooth, and of good sub¬ 
stance ; size medium ; markings rich and 
distinct; white ground pure. Sent out about 
ten ySars since. 
Leah (Addis). —Heavy-edged. Form and 
form of petal fine, white ground pure, marking 
