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the blotch is brighter in color than in that variety. The blotch in La Luna is old 



dark blood red and is more circular in outline. 

 Season — Mid- August to late; 89 days. 

 Spike — Tall (iii cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16 on main, 13 and 12 on 



secondaries). 

 Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 

 Growth — Very vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. Growth superior to 



that of La Luna. 

 Corms — Large; cormels, prolific. 



COLONEL A. C. SLOCUM Originator — 



Group — - Lemoinei hybrid 

 Stock from Woodruff 



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

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and nar- 

 rower. Stamen filaments cream; anthers red- violet. Perianth geranium lake 

 (89-11) with white medial lines, amber-white to lemon-yellow throat blotched 

 with French purple (i6i-iv). Good color. A compact bloom of medium good 

 substance. Five blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 86 days. 



Spike — ■ Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant rather poorly furnished with medium broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



COLUMBIA . Originator — ChMs. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube straight, medium stout, medium short. Seg- 

 ments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broader than the lower 

 reflexed segment. Stamen filaments reddish; anthers violet. Perianth Lincoln 

 red (88-1) with crimson-carmine lines in the throat. Bloom rather loose and 

 of good substance. The color is described by Childs as light orange-scarlet. 



Season — Mid-season, late August; 78 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (9), not branched. 

 Two spikes frequently borne per corm. 



Habit — Medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Rather vigorous ; plant medium well furnished wnth medium narrow 

 foliage. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



CONTRAST Originator — ChMs. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 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; anthers white with violet sutures. Perianth intense 

 scarlet (87-iv), with a large light lemon-yellow throat; no markings. A compact 

 bloom of excellent substance. Good contrast in color. Five blooms open at 

 one time. 



Season — ■ Mid-season, late August; 88 to 95 days. 



Spike — Medium short (67 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (20). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



