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FLORENCE Originator — Souchet-Vilmorin. Intro. 



1907 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Chamberlain & Gage; 

 Vaughan 

 Bloom — Medium size (8.5 cm.). Tube curved, medium long, medium slender. Seg- 

 ments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and 

 narrower. Stamen filaments lilaey white ; anthers red-violet. Perianth brighter 

 than reddish violet (180-11), -with a white throat and a stippled blotch of Tyrian 

 rose (155-iv). Bloom rather compact and of good substance. 

 Season — Alid-season ; 98 days. 



Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, blooms freely (19), branched. Two spikes occur per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium large; cormels, prolific. 



FLORIDA Originator — . Intro, about 1904 



Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Moore 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube cur\^ed, slender, long. Segments unequal, con- 

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

 filaments reddish; anthers red-violet. Perianth crimson-red (114-111), with amber- 

 white (12-1) throat blotched with currant red (115-lv), slight tinting of slate in 

 outer edge of segments. Rather good color. Compact bloom of medium substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 83 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



FRA DIAVOLO Originator — Sonchet-Vihnonn. Intro. 



1886 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, slender, short. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers light lilac, rather elongate. Perianth carmine 

 lake (121-11), two shades intermixed with whitish medial lines and edges of outer 

 segments marked with purple-brown (166-1); the lemon-yellow throat marked 

 lightly with Tyrian rose. Bloom compact, substance excellent. Six blooms 

 open at one time. 



Season — Early August; 106 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), branched, compact. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, compact. 



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



Corms — Very large; cormels, few. 



FRAU C. P. STRASSHEIM Orfgma/or — Pfitzer. Intro. 191 2 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Pfitzer 



Bloom — Medium size (7 cm.). Tube nearly straight, medium slender, medium long. 

 Segments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed 



and narrower. Stamen filaments ; anthers . Perianth glowing 



salmon-red, flamed darker — a much spotted color. A compact bloom of medium 

 substance. Four blooms open at one time. 



Season — Rather late; 1 1 1 days. 



Spike — - Medium tall (73 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, rather spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium small; cormels, prolific. 



