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filaments reddish ; anthers 

 violet. Perianth violet-lilac 

 (175-iv), blotched with ama- 

 ranth-red (168-iv) termi- 

 nated by dash of white. A 

 smoky color. Bloom compact 

 and of medium good sub- 

 stance. Seven blooms open 

 at once. 



Season — Mid-season; 90 days. 



Spike — Tall (no cm.), erect, a 

 fair number of blooms (18), 

 branched. 



Habit — ■ Rather drooping, tall, 

 spreading. 



Growth — -Vigorous; plant well 

 furnished with medium broad 

 leaves. 



Corms — Medium large; cormels, 

 few. 



DICTUM 



Originator — Burchett 



Group — 



Stock from Burchett 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube 

 straight, stout, very short. 

 Segments unequal, connivent ; 

 the upper reflexed and broad, 

 the lower reflexed and nar- 

 rower. Stamen filaments 

 white with red tips; anthers 

 violet. Perianth currant red 

 (11 5-1), with carmine-red 

 (113-iv) intermixed throat. 

 Yellow-green dashes in the 

 lower segments. Each seg- 

 ment appears to be outlined 

 with violet. Well-open 

 bloom of good substance. 



Season — Mid-August to late 

 August; 97 days. 



Spike — Very tall (122 cm.), erect, 

 blooms abundantly (17), not 

 branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth. — Vigorous ; plant well 

 furnished with broad promi- 

 nently veined leaves. 



Corms — Large; cormels, abun- 

 dant. 



DIRECTOR 



Originator — Burchett 

 Group — 



Stock from Burchett 

 Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). 

 Tube curved, medium slender, 

 medium long. Segments un- 

 equal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight and narrower. 

 Stamen filaments pinkish white; anthers violet. Perianth lilacy white (7-1) often 



Fig. 46. DESDEMONE 



