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Habit — Rather drooping, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large ; cormels, large. 



COUNTESS OF SUFFOLK Or/gma^or — Kelway 



Group — July Flowering 

 Stock from Kelway 



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

 Segments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and narrower than the lower 

 broad refle.Ked segment. Stamen filaments white, rose tips; anthers violet. Stig- 

 mas lavender. Perianth deep rose-pink (120-111), very thickly feathered with 

 carmine (116-11); outer segments more thickly marked than the inner; primrose 

 yellow (19-1) throat; a rosy white medial line on each segment. Color is not clear. 



Season — IVlid-season, early August; 80 to 90 days. 



Sbike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Not \agorous; plant with medium poor foliage, narrow and rather drooping. 



Corms — Large; cormels, few and small. 



CRACKER JACK Originator — Cowee, 1903. Reg. A. G. 



S., 1 914. Cowee 

 Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Cowee 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

 inents unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments vermilion; anthers violet. Perianth velvety 

 carmine-red (113-lv and deeper); throat yellow-green irregularly marked with 

 amaranth-red (i68-iv), often splashed and feathered with drab. Good shape 

 and color. Velvety appearance. 



Season — Mid-season; 87 to 92 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



CREAM PINK. See Faerie. 



CRIMSON LAKE Originator — ^oodtMS. 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Woodruff 



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

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

 Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers red-violet. Perianth brighter than carmine- 

 purple (156-iv), blotched with purple-garnet (165-iv). Colors unusually bright 

 and shining. A rather loose, wide-open bloom of good substance. 



Season — Rather earl}'; 78 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (95 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (20), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



CRIMSON RED NO. 8 Originator — Banning. Intro. Perkins- 



King Company- 

 Group — 



Stock from Perkins-King Company 

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

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

 Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers violet. Perianth crimson-carmine (i 59-1 11), 



