Gladiolus Stl'dies — III 327 



EMMA (Coblentz). See Velvet King. 



EMMA THURSBY Originator — ChMs. Intro. 1892 



Group — Gandavensi«; 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — ^ Medium size (8 cm.). Tube cun-ed, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments pink; anthers violet. Perianth lilacy white, often much feathered 

 with Tynan rose (155-111) and with large French purple (i6i-iv) blotches. The 

 bloom is compact and of good substance, but the color is perhaps a little too mixed. 



Season — Late August. 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



EMPIRE (Stewart). See Lacordaire. 



EMPOCLES Originator — Kobxax. Intro. 1908 



Group — July Flowering 

 Stock from Kelway 

 Bloom — Large size. Tube curved, stout, short. Segments unequal, connivent; the 

 upper horizontal and narrow, the lower reflexed and narrow. Stamen filaments 

 and styles pink. Perianth Lincoln red (88-111), with a large yeUow throat penciled 

 slightly with Tyrian rose (155). The lower segments are smaller, and the flowers 

 are wide open. 

 Season — Late August. 

 Spike — Tall, erect, blooms freel3\ 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall., compact. 



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

 (Described by George J. Burt.) 



EMPRESS OF INDIA Or/g/«a/or — Velthuys. From seed 



1908 

 Group — 

 Stock from Velthuys 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube straight, slender, medium long. Segments unequal, 

 cormivent; the upper horizontal and slightly hooded, the lower reflexed and nar- 

 rower than the upper. Stamen filaments white with red tips; anthers darkest 

 violet. Perianth brighter than plimi-violet (172-iv), a white dash in the throat 

 around which the color is lighter. Color almost black, and very velvety in appear- 

 ance. Bloom compact and of good substance. 



Season — Early to mid- August; 86 days. 



Spike — Medium short (62 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), not branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium to dwarf, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



ENCHANTRESS 1- * Originator — 'Hodman. Intro. 1892 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Hopman 



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

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

 Stamen filaments lilac; anthers lilac with violet sutures. Perianth violet-mauve 

 (195-1), the inner segments darker than the outer, the lower segments penciled 

 with amaranth-red (i68-iv). A ver\" beautiful, dainty color. A compact bloom of 

 medium poor substance. Five blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 82 davs. 



■^Souchet originated a variety of this name introduced in 1886. In 1893 E. S. Miller sold to Childs 

 a blush-white variety of the same name. 



