324, Cornell Extension Bulletin ii 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with narrow foliage. 

 Corms — Large; cormels, very prolific. 



EASTER. See Madame Lemoinier. 



EASTER BELLS Originator — kv&tm. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 



Group — 



Stock from Austin 



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

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

 Stamen filaments cream; anthers white with violet sutures. Perianth lemon- 

 yellow (21-1), deeper yellow throat very faintly feathered with Tynan rose (155-1). 

 Were it not for the feathering it would closely resemble Victory and Isaac Buchanan 

 in color. 



Season — Late August; 108 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14), not branched. 



Habit — Erect, rather tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



EDISON Originator — Lemoine. Intro. 1896 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Childs 

 (Described from cut spike.) 

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

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

 Stamen filaments white with rose tips; anthers lilac, violet sutures. Perianth 

 reddish old rose (142-11) with a madder lake (122-iv) blotch terminating in a white 

 dash. A compact bloom of rather good substance. 

 Season — Early August. 

 Spike — Medium long, erect, a fair number of blooms (10). 



EL CAPITAN Originator — Kunderd. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 

 Group — 

 Stock from Brown 



(Described from cut spike.) 

 Synonym — Formerly called Tallest Yellow. 

 Bloom — -Medium size (8.5 cm.). Tube straight, slender, short. Segments unequal, 



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



Stamen filaments cream; anthers drab. Perianth amber- white (12-1), the yellow 



lip neatly marked with deep Tyrian rose (155), although many of the blooms 



possess no markings. An excellent light color. 

 Season — 



Spike — Tall (100 cm.), erect, free flowering (23). 

 Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — 



ELDORADO 1° Originator — Lemoine. Intro, previous 



to 1897 

 Group — Lemoinei hybrid 

 Stock from Boddington 

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

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

 Stamen filaments yellow; anthers yellow. Perianth lemon -yellow (21-1), the 

 lower lip deeper yellow and blotched with ox blood red. Compact bloom of good 

 substance. A good, deep yellow. 



1" There is a gandavensis variety of this name originated by Souchet. 



