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BEAUTY 



Originator — May 

 Group — 

 Stock from May 

 Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube straight, 



slender, long. Segments unequal, conni- 



vent; the upper horizontal and broad, the 



lower reflexed and narrower. Stamen 



filaments red; anthers \'iolet. Perianth 



deep carmine-purple (156-iv), darker dash 



in throat. Exceedingly brilliant. A self 



color except for verj- slightly deeper line in 



throat. Compact bloom of medium good 



substance. Six blooms open at one time. 

 Season — Mid-season; 90 days. 

 Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair 



number of blooms (16), branched. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 

 Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with 



mediiim broad leaves. 

 Conns — Medium size; cormels, prohfic. 



BELLE MAUVE 



Originator — 



Group — Lemoinei (?) 



Stock from Wamaar 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube curved, medium 

 slender, medium long. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, 

 the lower slightly reflexed and narrower. 

 Stamen filaments lilacy white; anthers 

 \-iolet. Perianth pure mauve (181-1) often 

 feathered deeper, with lilacy white throat 

 and a deep mauve (i8i-iv) blotch. Well- 

 open, compact bloom of rather good sub- 

 stance. Three blooms open at one time. 



Season — Early August; 83 days. 



Spike — Tall (100 cm.), erect, a fair number of 

 blooms (21). 



Habit — Ven,- erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with 

 broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, medium pro- 

 lific. 



BEN HUR 



Originator — Childs 



Group — 



Stock from Teas 



Bloom — Medium size (8.5 cm.). Tube curx^ed, 

 medium slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal 

 and broad, the lower straight and nar- 

 rower. Stamen filaments white, scarlet 

 tips. Perianth hght scarlet (85-11) feath- 

 ered with deeper scarlet, the lower seg- 

 ments -R-ith a finely lined blotch of scarlet 

 (85-iv, but -^s-ith less yellow thaniv). Teas describes the color as salmon- rose. 



Season — Mid-season; 105 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms, branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium height, spreading. 



Fig. 41. BERTHA COMSTOCK 



