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Season — Middle to late August; 97 to 102 days. 



Sp^ike — Medium short (61 cm.), erect, a fair ninnber of blooms (14). 



Habit — Erect, medium height, spreading. 



Growth — Extra vigorous ; plant well furnished with medium narrow leaves 



Conns — Large; cormels, prolific. 



BESSIE RAND Originator — V^hite 



Group — 

 Stock from \Miite 

 Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, medium slender, medium long. Segments 



unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and narrow. 



Stamen filaments white; anthers lavender. Perianth rosy pink (118-11) with clear 



yellow-green blotches on lower segments. A good color. The two lower lateral 



segments are laterally folded. 

 Season — Mid-season, late August; 84 to 90 days. 



Spike — Tall (108 cm.), erect, blooms freely (17 on main, 6 on side branches). 

 Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with medium to narrow leaves. 

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, small, borne abundantly. 



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BIG MEDICINE Originator — Teas 



Group — 

 Stock from Teas 



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

 ments unequal, coimivent; the upper horizontal and narrower than the lower 

 reflexed segment. Stamen filaments pinkish white; anthers violet. Perianth rosy 

 pink with faint Tyrian rose (155-1) intermixtures on a lemon-yellow Up. A very 

 dainty color ; bloom well arranged and of good substance. 



Season — Late, late September; 120 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (87 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (9-12). 



Habit — Erect, medium height, spreading. 



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



Corms — • Medium size; cormels, small, few. 



BIRD OF PARADISE Originator — Isaiah Lower 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Slock from Wilmore; Flanagan 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

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

 and narrower. Stamen filaments pink; anthers violet. Perianth ro?,\ pink (i 18-11) 

 thickly splashed and feathered ^-ith Lincoln red (88-11), with a lemon-yeUow 

 throat penciled with crimson-carmine. The segments are pointed, and the whole 

 spike shows strong Gladiolus oppositiflorus characters. 



Season — -Mid-season; 82 days. 



Sp>ike — -Rather dwarf (60 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15), not branched. 



Habit — Erect, dwarf, spreading. 



Growth — Medium poor; plant furnished ^"ith medium narrow fohage. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, freely produced. 



BIRD OF PARADISE (Kunderd). See Gaiety. 



BIZARRE Originator — Christy 



Group — 



Stock from Christy 

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

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



