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Season — Mid-season to late; 112 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (87 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (10). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium large; cormels, few. 



FAERIE Originator — Kunderd 



Group — 

 Stock from Cushman 



Synonym — Cream Pink; not Fairy (Stewart). 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, con- 

 nivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed and narrower. Stamen 

 filaments white, pink tips; anthers white, lavender sutures. Perianth rose-pink 

 (120-1), with lemon-yellow (21-1) throat speckled and penciled with French purple 

 (i6i-iv). A compact bloom of medium good substance. One of the daintiest 

 pinks. Well open. Several blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 76 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (100 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (19). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium large; cormels, prolific. 



FAIR MAID Originator — Burchett 



Group — 

 Stock from Burchett 



Bloom — Large (11.5 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed and nar- 

 rower. Stamen filaments creamy white; anthers violet. Perianth lilacy white 

 (much deeper in color in 1913, due to continued sunny and hot conditions) with 

 a Tyrian rose (155-i-iv) blotch deepening from light to dark in center, and with 

 yellow-green medial lines. Color is dainty, and bloom is of good size. In 1913, 

 color somewhat resembled that of America. 



Season — Early August; 83 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large; cormels, prolific. 



FAIRY" Originator — Stewart 



Group — 

 Stock from Stewart 



Synonym — Mrs. James Lancastershire (Tracy). Exhibited in 1909 as Fairy Queen, 

 changed in 19 13 to Fairy. 



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

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and narrow, the lower slightly refiexed 

 and broader. Stamen filaments white; anthers lilac. Perianth dehcate salmon 

 flesh (138-111), upper segments with purple-rose (150-111) faint splashings; as the 

 flower gets older, these markings become violet-rose (154-iv). The lower seg- 

 ments are often devoid of blotches; in others one or two lower segments are 

 blotched with crimson-red (114-11) surrounded by Naples yellow (29-iv). Buds 

 are distinctly orange colored. Color is rather dainty. Substance though not 

 the best is fairly good. Five blooms open at once. 



Season — • Early; 67 to 68 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (87 cm.), erect, only a fair number of blooms (12), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, compact. 



Growth — Medium good; plant well furnished with medium narrow leaves. 



Corms — Large; cormels, large, prolific. 



FAIRY QUEEN. See Fairy. 



"Another variety named Fairy was introduced by Craft in 1865. 



