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an area of yellow4sh sap green (265-111) on each segment; five of the segments 

 blotched wth vinous purple (171-111). Colors rich and contrasting; blooms 

 compact and of unusual substance. 



Season — Mid- August. 



Sfnke — Tall (85 cm.), erect, curved, a fair number of blooms (15), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium height, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous ; plant well furnished with long, broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size ; cormels, few. 



DANNECKER Originator ~V<ntzer. Intro. 191 4 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Pfitzer 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, stout, long. Segments unequal, con- 

 nivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and narrower. Stamen 

 filaments white; anthers white, blue- violet sutures. Perianth pale lilac (176-1) 

 faintly feathered with lilac and blotched with deeper than lilac-purple (i6a-iv), 

 the blotch margined mth bluish. A good color. An excellent compact form. 

 Good substance. Seven blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 90 days. 



Spike — Tall (115 cm.), erect, blooms freely (20), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



DARK CRIMSON Originator ~ Xuten 



Group — 

 Stock from Auten 



Bloom — Large (12 cm.). Tube long, curved, slender. Segments unequal, conni- 

 vent; the upper horizontal and broader than the lower segment. Stamen 

 filaments dark red; anthers red with violet sutures. Perianth cochineal red 

 (83-11), with fiery red throat and deeper medial line. Markings not conspicuous. 

 Excellent substance. Well-open bloom. Color extremely rich and clear. 



Season — Early; 68 days. 



Spike — ^ Tall (125 cm.), erect, tip of spike often cur\-ed, branched, a fair number of 

 blooms (13 on main, 7 on a branch). Two or three spikes per conn. 



Habit — Erect, medium height, compact. 



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



Corms — Medium large ; cormels, ver>' prolific. 



DARKNESS Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1908 



Group — Kelwayi 

 Stock from Kelway 



Bloom — Small (7 cm.). Tube curved, slender, short. Segments unequal, connivent; 

 the upper horizontal with two upper inferior segments laterally incurved, the upper 

 exterior reflexed; the lower broader and reflexed. Stamen filaments white, 

 red tips; anthers hlac with violet sutures. Perianth blood red (93-iv) with 

 the back of the segments mottled blood red and white. 



Season — Last week in August; 99 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (87 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (9), not branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large. 



DAWN (Tracy) Originator — 



Group — 



Stock from Stewart ; Tracy 

 Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, stout, medium long. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers violet. Perianth salmon-carmine (125-iv), the 



