most essential that they have @ fést period— 
preferably in direct sun and no water what- 
soever. They should rest in the soil. 
HYBRID VARIETIES 
Aurora, hybrid cross of N. Bowdeni and N. 
Fothergilli. Large flowers, satiny rose with sil- 
ver lavender stripe down the center of the 
petals. 
Barcarolle, old rose, with deep stripe, gold 
dusted. 
Burgundy, copper red with mauve shading, 
gold dusted, scarlet bar down each petal. 
Blazing Star, rich, fiery, much reflexed scarlet 
flowers, large trusses. 
Dawn, rich satiny pink, shot with gold and 
slightly diffused mauve, splendid trusses. 
Empire Day, a glowing rose crimson, heavily 
gold dusted, giving almost a fiery sheen to the 
flowers, very strong grower. 
Fothergilli major, large umbels of handsome 
brilliant, salmon red flowers, shaded scarlet; 
showy, reliable and free blooming. One of the 
most satisfactory bloomers. 
Her Majesty, glowing rose cerise, deeper at 
center and gold-dusted, large flower extra fine. 
Hera, very large flowers, similar to Aurora, 
rose pink with rose stripe down center of petal, 
early bloomer. 
Hilda, light salmon red with gold dusting, 
good truss, tall grower. 
Ingens, deep samon pink, rose stripe half 
way up petal, early flowering. 
Judith? 
Knight Errant, bright rose-crimson, shot gold 
and shading to scarlet at center, petals waved. 
Knight Templar, brilliant glistening rose with 
crimson stripe, very large open flowers with 
recurving petals, robust grower. 
Lady Ffolkes, rich, bright, clear pink, excellent 
spike and truss. 
Lady Mary Shelley, large open flowers, soft 
clear shell pink, slightly deeper toward the 
center, with wavy and recurving petals. 
Lucifer, glowing deep crimson — scarlet self, 
a good reliable variety. 
Lydia, a very pretty pink variety, large flow- 
ers with waved petals. 
Lillian? , 
Manselli, tall, handsome variety, having bold 
heads of satiny rose-pink flowers, late bloomer. 
Meadowbanki, fiery orange-scarlet flowers, 
petals slightly waved and recurved. 
Miranda, a glowing, rich cerise, with crimson 
center, large flowers, good truss, strong grower. 
Mrs. H. J. Elwes, waxy shell-pink flowers with 
silvery sheen and rose throat, petals much 
curved and reflexed. 
