Gladiolus Studies — III 293 



A. W. CLIFFORD Originator — Kunderd. Intro. Brown 



Group — 

 Stock from Brown 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.)- Tube nearly straight, medium slender, very long. 

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

 narrower. Stamen filaments reddish; anthers \'iolet. Perianth old carmine-rei 

 (107-iv) with amaranth-red (i68-iv) throat and lighter Hlacy-tinted medial lines. 

 Rather compact bloom of medium substance, slightly ruffled. Four blooms open 

 at one time. 



Season — Early; 69 days. 



Spike — Tall (no cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (10), branched. 



Habit — • Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium large ; cormels, medium prolific. 



Azure Originator — Stewart. Intro. 1909 



Group — Lemoinei (?) 

 Stock from Stewart 

 Bloom — • Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Segments 



unequal, connivent; the upper hooded and narrower, the- lower straight and broader. 



Stamen filaments lilac; anthers \-iolet. Perianth bright \'iolet (198-11) with a near 



amaranth-red (i68-iv) blotch. Bloom exceedingly compact and of good substance, 



but color is rather washy. 

 Season — Mid-season; 82 to 87 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), not branched. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, proUfic. 



BALTIMORE Originator — Cowee, 1910. Reg. A. G. 



S., 1914. Cowee 

 Group — ■ 

 Stock from Woodruff 



Synonym — Formerly called Salmon Queen by Woodruff. 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

 ments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments salmony; anthers salmony white. Perianth sal- 

 mon-pink ( 1 26-1), color deeper at edges; lower hp blotched with fire red (80-1 v) 

 and deeper. Excellent color. Rather loose bloom of medium good substance. Two 

 or three blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 82 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (9-12). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, compact. 



Growth — Medium \'igorous; plant well furnished with medium broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



BARCLAY Originator — ChMs. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Large (13 cm.). Tube curv'ed, medium slender, long. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper reflexed and broad, the lower reflexed and narrow. Stamen 

 filaments white with pink tips; anthers violet. Perianth rosy pink (118-ivj with 

 an amber-white throat. Bloom well open and of good substance. 

 Season — August 26. 

 Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (17 on main, with 8 



on secondan.'). 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall. 



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

 Corms — Large; cormels, few, medium size. 



