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FERDINANDO CORTEZ Originator — Vilmorin. Intro. 1902 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Vaughan 



B/oom ^ Small (7 cm.). Tube curved, slender, very long. Segments unequal, conni- 

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

 Stamen filaments white. Perianth near amber-yellow (28-11) with dull violet- 

 old-rose (115-lv) stripes in throat. Blooms compact, and substance excellent, 

 segments being tough rather than brittle. Three blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 96 days. 



Spike — • Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (11), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — - Medium large; cormels, few. 



FLAMBEAU Originator — Miller 



Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Medium size (8-9 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, 



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



Stamen filaments reddish; anthers red-violet. Perianth scarlet (87-11), with an 



amber-white (12-1) throat thickly stippled to form blotch of Tyrian rose (155-iv). 



Rather loose bloom of medium substance. Five blooms open at one time. 

 Season — Mid-season; 84 days. 

 Spike — Tall (no cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15), branched. Two spikes 



per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, taU, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant very abundantly furnished with medium broad foliage. 

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



FLANAGAN NO. i Originator — Flanagan 



Group — 

 Stock from Flanagan 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube straight, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

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

 Segments are pointed. Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers large, cream-colored, 

 with violet sutures. Perianth vermilion-red (87-1), feathered with drab-scarlet 

 and with slight penciUngs of geranium lake (89-iv) on a whitish throat. A good 

 color. A compact bloom of good substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 83 days. 



Spike — Tall (128 cm.), model of erectness, a large number of blooms (26), two long 

 branches. 



Habit — Erect, ver>' tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, proHfic. 



F. L. OAKLEY Originator — ChMs. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 



Group — Childsii ' 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube nearly straight, rather slender, long. Segments 

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

 narrower. Stamen filaments white; anthers yellow with violet sutures. Perianth 

 scarlet (85-lv) with a pale lemon-yellow (21-1) throat. Good substance. Very 

 showy. 



Season — Mid-September. 



Spike — Medium tall (87 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12 on main, 5 on 

 secondary). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



