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Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Conns — Medium size; cormels, medium few. 



BOSTON Originator —ChWds. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 

 Group — 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white with red tips; anthers violet. Perianth scarlet (85-iv), 

 ^■ith white throat dotted and intermixed with Tyrian rose (155-1) and darker. 

 Bloom rather loose and substance medium good. 

 Season — Latter part of August; 103 days. 



Spike — • Medium short (60 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), not branched. 

 Habit — Erect, dwarf, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few or none. 



BOUQUET D'OR Origma/or — Stewart. Intro. 191 1 



Group — 

 Stock from Stewart 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube curved, slender, short. Segments equal, 

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

 filaments white; styles yellowish white. Perianth cream tinted rosy pink (118), 

 the lower segments yellow-green with carmine-red (113-iv) blotch. 



Season — Mid-August; 94 days. 



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



Habit — Erect, medium height, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium large; cormels, few. 



BRENCHLEYENSIS Originator — Unknown. Intro. Youell 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Umpleby 



Bloom — Small (7 cm.). Tube almost straight, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper reflexed and narrow, the lower reflexed and often broader. 

 Stamen filaments reddish white; anthers violet. Perianth scarlet (87-iv), segments 

 feathered darker, throat yeUow-green marked with scarlet \%-ith a French purple 

 medial line. Color bright. One of the oldest, but ever a favorite landscape variety. 

 Eight blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season to late; 106 days. 



Spike — -Medium taU (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (18), branched. Two 

 spikes per corm. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Gro'i.i'th — Vigorous; plant well furnished with medium narrow leaves. 



Corms — ■ Medium size; cormels, few. 



BRIGHTNESS Originator — Kelvray . Intro. 1909 



Group — July Flowering 

 Stock from Kehvay 



Bloom — Medium large (9-1 1 'cm.). Tube cur\'ed, medium slender, medium long. 

 Segments nearly equal, connivent; the upper narrower than the lower, and the 

 edges of both upper and lower segments reflexed. Stamen filaments white with 

 red tips; anthers violet. Perianth scarlet (87-iv) with a sulfurj' white throat 

 spotted and penciled with scarlet. Bloom possesses medium good substance; 

 three open at one time. Seems a good cut flower because of its straight spike 

 and clear colors. 



Season — Early August; 80 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (73 cm.), very erect, a fair number of blooms (14). Two 

 spikes per corm. 



