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CANICULE Originator — Souchet - V i 1 m o r i n . 



Intro. 1904 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock fram Vaughan 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube curved, slender, short. Segments unequal, conni- 

 vent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and narrower. Sta- 

 men filaments cream; anthers flesh color with violet sutures. Perianth scarlet 

 (87-111) with amber- white (12-1) throat. A good color. Compact bloom of good 

 substance. Five blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 90 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (115 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16), one branch. Two 

 spikes per corm. 



Habit — Drooping, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium large; cormels, few. 



CAPRICE * Originator — Burchett 



Group — 

 Stock from Burchett 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, slender, short. Segments nearly equal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broader than the lower straight ones. Stamen 

 filaments pink; anthers pinkish lavender. Perianth violet-rose (154-iv) with 

 a crimson-red (114-iv) penciled blotch and a slight dash of yellow-green on the 

 medial line. Good substance. 



Season — Mid-season, early to mid-August; 82 to 85 days. 



Spike — Tall (97 cm.), erect, free-blooming (20 on main, 13 on secondar>'), one branch. 

 Two spikes often occur per corm. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



CAPTAIN C. B. TANNER Originator — ChMs. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 



Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — LsLTge (11 cm.). Tube nearly straight, slender, medium long. Segments 



unequal, connivent; the upper with tips reflexed, the lower broader and reflexed. 



Stamen filaments white with pink tips; anthers dark blue-violet. Perianth Rose 



Neyron red (119-11), sparsely marked with crimson. Splashes on segments seem 



blemishes to an otherwise good pink. 

 Season — Early, late Julv ; 69 to 70 days. 

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



Three spikes borne per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, dwarf, compact. 



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

 Corms — Large; cormels, prolific, large. 



CAPTAIN W. L. REEVES Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1910 



Group — Kelwayi 

 Stock from Kelway 



Bloom — Large (13 cm.). Tube curved, slender, medium long. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broader than the lower reflexed segment. 

 Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers violet. Perianth scariet (87-iv), throat yellow- 

 green penciled with dark scarlet. Medial hnes sHghtly lighter in color. Color 

 clear, and bloom possesses good substance, is compact and well open. 



Season — Mid-season; 80 to 85 days. 



Spike — Medinm tall (93 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15), two branches. 

 Two spikes borne per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium height, medium spreading. 



« There is also a Caprice from Kelway, and another from Vilmorin. 



