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Season — Mid-season, mid-August; 91 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (87 cm.), erect, branched, a fair number of blooms (18 on main, 



7 on secondary). 

 Hahit — Rather drooping, medium tall, spreading. 

 Growth — Medium vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 

 Corms — Large; cormels, few. 



ADOLPHE JAENICKE Originator ~ ChWds. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 



Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Large (11 cm.). Tube curved, slender, medium long. Segments unequal, 



connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and broader. 



Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers violet. Perianth brighter than rosy pink 



(118-iv), mottled Tyrian rose (155-1) over a white throat. Color good and clear; 



the mottled throat delicate. Substance medium good, shape good, but bloom 



rather loose. 

 Season — Mid-season to late; 106 days. 

 Spike — Medium tall (87 cm.), drooping, a fair number of blooms (11), not branched. 



Two spikes often Isorne per corm. 

 Hahit — Drooping, medium height, spreading. 

 Growth — Medium vigorous; plant medium well furnished with medium broad 



leaves. 

 Cjrms — Small or medium size; cormels, few or none. 



AFTERGLOW (Christy) Originator — Christy. Seedhng 1903 



Group — 

 Stock from Christy 



Bloom — Medium large (8-10 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. 

 Segments unequal, connivent; the upper broad and reflexed, the lower reflexed 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers delicate lavender. Perianth 

 greenish white (15-iv), often with suffusion of carmine on upper segment. Large 

 blotches of ox blood red (94-11), bordered with pale yellow-green on the lower 

 segments. The bloom much resembles that of Madame Lemoinier, but Madame 

 Lemoinier does not have the bordering of yellow-green. The flower possesses 

 good shape and medium good substance. 



Season — Mid-season, first week of August; 80 to 85 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (97 cm.), erect, though often crooked, thin, a fair number of 

 blooms (12), generally unbranched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Groivth — Medium; plant well furnished with medium broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prohfic, large. 



AFTERGLOW (Cowee) Originator — Gm^, 1904. Reg. A. G. 



S., 1 91 4, Cowee 

 Group — ■ 

 Stock from Cowee 

 (Described from cut spikes.) 

 Bloom — Large (11 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, long. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower narrower. Stamen filaments 

 pinkish cream; anthers cream, Hlac sutures. Perianth salmon-fawn, Tyrian rose 

 (155-1) blotch terminates in white medial line. A rather loose bloom of medium 

 good substance, well open. 

 Season — Mid-season to late, September 9, 1913. 



Spike — Me6\\xm. tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (9), not branched. 

 Habit — Erect, tall. 



Growth ^Vigorous; plant well furnished with medium broad leaves. 

 Corms — 



