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Season — Mid- August to late August; 71 to 75 days. 

 Spike — Tall (122 cm.), drooping (1913), blooms freely 



(21 on main, 8 and 12 on 

 secondaries). Often three 

 spikes borne per corm. 



Habit — Drooping, tall, spread- 

 ing. 



Growth — • Very vigorous ; plant 

 well furnished with broad 

 leaves. 



Corms — Large; cormels, pro- 

 hfic. 



COBLENTZ NO. 304. 



Mrs. Scott Durand. 



See 



COBLENTZ NO. 309 



Originator — Coblentz 



Group — 



Stock from Coblentz 



Bloom — Small (7 cm.). Tube 

 curved, slender, long. Seg- 

 ments unequal, connivent; 

 the upper horizontal and 

 broad, the lower slightly 

 reflexed and narrower. 

 Stamen filaments white, 

 red tips; anthers red-vio- 

 let. Perianth cherry red 

 (9 1 -11), marked a little 

 darker, lower segments 

 with large blood red (93- 

 iv) blotch, white medial 

 lines. A good color. 



Season — Late August; 97 to 

 no days. 



Spike — Short (58 cm.), erect, 

 a fair number of blooms 

 (11), not branched. 



Habit — Erect, dwarf, compact. 



Growth — Medium vigorous ; 

 plant medium well fur- 

 nished with narrow leaves. 



Corms — Small; cormels, few. 



COBLENTZ NO. 



Velvet King. 



312. 



See 



COBLENTZ NO. 400 



Originator — Coblentz 



Group — 



Stock from Coblentz 



Bloom — Large ( I o cm . ) . Tube 

 almost straight, stout, 

 short. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper hori- 

 zontal and broad, the 

 lower straight and also broad. Stamen filaments white; anthers pale lavender. 

 Perianth amber-white (12-1) with large cardinal-red (112-iv) blotch shght suffu- 

 sion of rose on upper segments. Buds rather yellow. Resembles La Luna, but 



Fig. 44. COBLENTZ NO. 400 



