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CORA Originator — White 



Group — 

 Stock from White 



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

 ments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and 

 narrower. Stamen filaments cream; anthers violet. Perianth lilacy white (7-1) 

 with a blotch lighter than Tyrian rose (155) cut by a lemon-yellow medial line, 

 and with a deep lemon-yellow throat. A rather loose bloom of good substance. 

 Blooms well arranged on the spike, rather far apart. Buds are slightly yellow. 



Season — Mid-season to late, early August; 1 10 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (70 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (10). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, rather prolific. 



CORNISHMAN Originator — Kehvay. Intro. 1898 



Group — Kelwayi 

 Stock from Kelway 



Bloom — Medium large (8-10 cm.). Tube curved, slender, medium long. Seg- 

 ments unequal, connivent; the upper broader with edges decidedly reflexed, 

 the lower slightly reflexed. Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers violet. Perianth 

 a tint lighter than Lincoln red (88-1) splashed and feathered with darker Lincoln 

 red (88-iv), the lower segments have a large canary-yellow spot penciled 

 with lilac-purple (160-111). The bloom has an objectionable closed appear- 

 ance; the color is not quite clear enough; and the substance is not the best. 



Season — In 1911, it bloomed on August 9; in 1912. on August 8; in 1913, on 

 August 2. Mid-season; 80 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (76 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (13), branched. Often 

 two spikes per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Grmvth — ^ Vigorous; plant well furnished with broad foliage. 



Corms — Large; cormels, large though few. 



COUNTESS AMY Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1899 



Group — Kelwayi 

 Stock from Kelway 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube straight, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

 ments nearly equal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight 

 and broad. Stamen filaments white; anthers violet. Perianth lilac-rose (i 52-11) 

 thickly splashed with carmine lake (121-iv), with an amber-white (12-1) 

 throat. The splashing does not seem so pronounced some seasons. The color 

 is rather contrasting, the shape excellent, and the flower has a charming attraction. 



Season — Mid-season, second week in August; 82 to 86 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (94 cm.), erect, branched, a fair number of blooms (13 on main, 

 6 on a branch). 



Habit — • Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Very good ; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Corms — Large; cormels, few, large. 



COUNTESS OF LEICESTER ' Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1908 



Group — July Flowering 

 Stock from Kelway 



B/ooOT— Extremely large (18 cm., or 7 in.). Tube straight, medium slender, 

 medium short. Segments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal with reflexed 

 edges and very broad, the lower straight and narrower. Stamen filaments white, 

 salmon-pink tips; anthers salmon-pink. Peria,nth Lincoln red (88-111); speckled 

 yellow-green throat. Bloom well open, of good color, and of rather good sub- 

 stance for so large a bloom. 



Season — Early, July 29; 68 to 70 days. 



Spike — Tall (107 cm.), erect, but very much curved, a fair number of blooms (16 on 

 main, 5 on secondary). 



