Single-Flowered Varieties

Crimson and Scarlet Shaded: A DMIRATION, flowers vivid orange-scarlet, of dwarf, compact habit, and free flowering (see Fig. 235); A RTHUR G. S OAMES,* brilliant crimson scarlet, of excellent form, and very free; B ALL OF F IRE,* glowing fiery-scarlet, flowers large and compact, very free; B LACK D OUGLAS,* dark carmine crimson, flowers large, of the finest form, one of the best; B RILLIANT, deep orange-scarlet, very free; C HARLES B ALTET, rich velvety vermilion; C OMMODORE F OOT,* brilliant velvety crimson, very free and showy; D AVISII, flowers small, dazzling scarlet, habit dwarf and free; D R. M ASTERS,* flowers large, with immense spikes, deep red-crimson, very attractive; D R. S EWELL,* glowing crimson, grand form; E XONIENSIS, brilliant orange-scarlet, immense flowers; F. E. L AING, deep velvety crimson, full and free; H ON. M RS. B RASSEY,* deep glowing crimson, very rich and floriferous; J. H. L AING,* brilliant scarlet, one of the freest; J. W. F ERRAND,* rich vermilion, dwarf and free, one of the finest for bedding; L OTHAIR,* dark scarlet-carmine, crimson shaded, of grand form and size; M ARQUIS OF B UTE, brilliant carmine-crimson, of the finest form, and immense flowers; S CARLET G EM,* very dark scarlet, flowers medium-sized, dwarf and very floriferous; S EDENI, rich rosy-crimson, dwarf, a good bedder; V ESUVIUS,* bright orange-scarlet, compact and free, one of the finest bedders. IMG:7081556231692414330_i_178.jpg: F IG . 236. B EGONIA Q UEEN OF W HITES . Rose-Coloured : A LBERT C ROUSS é,* bright salmon-rose, very free; A NNIE L AING ,* large and free, rich pink; C APT . T HOMPSON , rich salmon-rose, very free and compact; D ELICATUM , pale flesh-rose; E XQUISITE ,* rich deep rose, very free and showy; J. A UBREY C LARK , flowers very large, rich, deep; J ESSIE ,* soft rosy-pink, with the tips of the petals shaded carmine, a very fine, perfect variety; L ADY B ROOKE ,* dark rose, shaded magenta, very perfect in form, and large; L ADY H UME C AMPBELL ,* pale pink, of good form and size, an exquisite variety; M ADAME S TELLA ,* flowers perfect in form, large, bright rosy-pink, one of the best; M ARCH I ON ESS OF B UTE , light rosy-pink, with an immense bloom and handsome foliage; P ENELOPE ,* rich salmon-rose, very free and good; P RINCESS OF W ALES , very delicate pink, and free; R OSE D 'A MOUR , rich rose, delicately shaded. White-Flowered : A LBA FLORIBUNDA , flowers medium-sized, very free; M OONLIGHT , very free, with good flowers and handsome foliage; M RS . L AING ,* flowers exquisite in form and shape, pure white, one of the best; N YMPH ,* large and round, white, tinted with rose at the base; P RINCESS B EATRICE ,* flowers large, of excellent form, and pure in colour; P URITY , flowers round, good size and colour; Q UEEN OF W HITES ,* flowers pure white, large, most freely produced (see Fig. 236, for which we are indebted to Me rs. Veitch and Sons); R EINE B LANCHE ,* one of the best, very pure; S NOW FLAKE ,* flowers large, in full spikes, pure white, habit compact, and very free. Yellow and Orange-Flowered : C HROMATELLA ,* habit dwarf and compact, pure yellow; E MPRESS OF I NDIA , deep yellow, very showy; G EM OF Y ELLOWS ,* rich deep yellow, of grand form and size, one of the best; G OLDEN G EM ,* rich golden yellow, of excellent form and size, habit free, with prettily mottled foliage; J. L. M ACFARLANE , rich orange, freest form, and large; L ADY T REVOR L AWRENCE ,* orange-yellow, of good form, with handsome foliage; M AUDE C HURCHILL ,* pale yellow, deeper shaded, with elegant foliage; M RS . P ONTIFEX ,* rich orange yellow, very large flowers, copiously produced; P OLLIE , pale yellow, fine round flower; S ULPHUR Q UEEN ,* pale sulphur-yellow, of good form and size.