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Fig. 47. EMBOSSED YELLOW 



Season — Mid-season; 89 

 days. 



Spike — Medium tail (90 

 cm.), erect, a fair num- 

 ber of blooms (15). 

 Often three spikes per 

 corm. 



Habit — -Erect, medium tall, 

 spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant 

 well furnished with 

 broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium large; 

 cormels, prolific. 



EMBOSSED YELLOW 



Originator — Stewart. 



Intro. 19 1 2. Reg. 



A. G. S., 1914 

 Group — 



Stock from Stewart 



Bloom — Medium size (8 

 cm.). Tube slightly 

 curved, slender, me- 

 dium long. Segments 

 nearly equal, connivent; 

 the upper horizontal, 

 rather hooded, and 

 broad, the lower nar- 

 rower. Stamen fila- 

 ments creamy white; 

 anthers lavender-rose. 

 Perianth canary-yellow 

 (17-1), upper segments 

 suffused with rose. The 

 deeper yellow throat is 

 blotched with straw- 

 berry red (iio-i), and 

 the blotch is pierced 

 by a dash of yellow. 

 Each segment is some- 

 what raised on the 

 medial line, which gives 

 the name " Embossed " 

 to the variety. Re- 

 sembles Henri Lemoine. 

 The flowers are set 

 close on the spike. 



Season — -First week in Aug- 

 ust; 74 to 89 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (86 

 cm.), erect, a fair num- 

 ber of blooms ( 1 5), slen- 

 der, two branches. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, 

 rather compact. 



Growth — Medium vigorous; 

 plant furnished with 

 medium poor narrow 

 leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; 

 cormels, few. 



