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Season — Mid-season; 94 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (13). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — • Medium size; cormels, few. 



ELECTOR Originator — Burchett 



Group — 

 Stock from Burchett 



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

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broad with the edges reflexed, the lower reflexed 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments white, tinged with pink; anthers lavender 

 with violet sutures. Perianth currant red (115-iv), throat amber-white (12-1) 

 marked and finely dotted with carmine-purple (156-iv). Compact bloom of 

 good color and velvety texture. 



Season — • Mid-season; 93 days. 



Spike — Tall (109 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large; cormels, large, prolific. 



ELECTRA Originator — Hopman 



I Group — Gandavensis 



Stock from Velthuys; Hopman 

 Bloom — Large (12 cm.). Tube curv^ed, rather slender, rather long. Segments unequal, 



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



Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers reddish with violet sutures. Perianth cochineal 



red (83-1), with a lemon-yellow throat blotched with scarlet (85-iv). A good, 



clear color. Compact bloom of medium substance. 

 Season — Mid-season; 87 days. 



Spike — Tall (100 cm.), erect, slightly curved, a fair number of blooms (15). 

 Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



ELIZABETH KURZ Originator — Pfitzer 



Group — 

 Stock from Chamberlain & Gage 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube cur\^ed, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers lilac. Perianth pure white, edges of segments 

 tinted pale rosy pink (129-1), the lower segments slightly tinged with yellow in 

 the throat. A compact bloom of medium substance and delicate color. Six to 

 eight blooms open at one time. "Good for garden and cutting," say Chamberlain 

 & Gage. 



Season — Mid- August ; 99 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, blooms freely (21). Two spikes per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large; cormels, few. 



ELLA 11 Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1905 



Group — ■ July Flowering 

 Stock from Kelway 

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

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed. Stamen filaments 

 pinkish; anthers red-violet. Perianth carmine lake (121-11), throat lemon-yellow. 

 On some flowers, segments other than those of the throat are touched with yellow. 

 Pointed segments; good substance. 



" Krelage catalogs a variety Ella introduced in 1892. Childs also has a variety named Ella. 



