Gladiolus Stl'dies — III 305 



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

 Corms — Large: cormels, few, small. 



CAPTIVATION » Originator — Miller 



Croup — 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and narrower (often 

 the lower segment is the broader). Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers lavender. 

 Perianth creamy white (lo-iv), with amber- white (12-iv) throat marked with 

 rosy magenta (169-11). An excellent cream-colored bloom. A compact bloom 

 of medium poor substance. Eight blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season ; 90 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), extremely erect, a fair number of blooms (18), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



CARDINAL (Childs)« Originator — ChMs. Intro. 1904 



Croup — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (9.5 cm.). Tube curv^ed, slender, medium long. Segments un- 

 equal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight and narrower. 

 Stamen filaments reddish with white tips; anthers red-violet. Perianth scarlet 

 (87-iv) with geranium red (iii-i) finely intermixed blotches on lemon-yeUow 

 throat. Bloom well open, of a bright showy color. 



Season — Late, September; 120 days. 



Spike — Medium height (76 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Medium vigorous; plant medium well furnished with rather broad leaves. 



Corms — • Medium size; cormels, medium prolific, small. 



CARDINAL (May) Originator — May 



Group — 

 Stock from May 



Synonym — May's Cardinal. 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube nearly straight, stout, long. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower with reflexed edges and 

 narrower. Stamen filaments with reddish tips; anthers red- violet. Perianth 

 - urple-garnet (165-11) with amber-white (12-1) throat stippled with purple- 

 garnet (165-1). A good deep color. A compact bloom of good substance. 



Seaso7i — Early; 76 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 medivun broad leaves. 



Corms — Large; cormels, few. 



CARDINAL 5 X. See Great Cardinal. 



CARDISAN Originator — Austin 



Group — 



Stock from Austin 

 Bloom — Ver\' large (12 cm.). Tube curved, stout, short. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments reddish spotted; anthers almost black. Perianth much deeper 

 than blood red (93-iv), the throat nearly black. Color could be described as 

 a ver\' deep wine color. 

 Season — Mid-season, mid-August; 93 to 100 days. 



* There is also a Captivation from Kelway. 



' There is a Lemoine and a Vilmorin variety by this name. 



