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FANTASTIC Originator — C h i 1 d s. Intro. 1902. 



Reg. A. G. S., 1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Large (11 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight and 

 narrower. Stamen filaments vermilion; anthers violet. Perianth bright scarlet 

 (85) with white throat marked with crimson-red (114-11). A good color. 

 Season — Mid- August ; 94 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (86 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (13). 

 Habit — Erect, rather dwarf, spreading. 



Growth — Medium poor; plant furnished with rather poor foliage. 

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



FARMINGTON Originator — White 



Group — 

 Stock from White 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, meditun slender, long. Segments 

 nearly equal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and 

 narrower. Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers violet. Perianth lilac-purpie 

 (160-1) blotched with crimson-carmine (159-111). Blotch is not of a decided 

 shape, but is stippled. Could be called a good pink variety. Bracts wither 

 before flower opens. An unusually bright pink. 



Season — Mid-season; 80 to 85 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (88 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14). 



Habit — Rather erect, medium tall, spreading. Two spikes often borne per corm. 



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



Conns — Medium size; cormels, few. 



FASCINATOR Originator — Miller 



Group — • 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube nearly straight, stout, very short. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and narrower than the lower reflexed 

 segments. Stamen filaments white; anthers violet. Perianth Rose Neyron red 

 (119-1) with a Tyrian rose (115-11) intermixed blotch. Compact bloom, not 

 of exceptional substance. 



Season — Early August; 85 to 90 days. 



Spike — Long (100 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), not branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size. 



FAUST (Wamaar). See George Paul. 



F. BERGMANN Originator — Lemoine 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Large (10.5 cm.). Tube curved, stout, short. Segments unequal, connivent; 

 the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and narrower. Stamen 

 filaments pinkish; anthers Hlac. Perianth madder red (86-111) becoming lighter 

 toward center, blotched with ox blood red (94-11). Segments somewhat mottled — 

 an objection. Rather loose bloom of good substance. 



Season — Medium early; 75 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (17), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



