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Season — Medium late; no days. 



Spike — Very tall (130 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (22), three branches. 



Two or three spikes per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — Ven,^ vigorous; plant exceptionally well furnished with broad leaves. 

 Corms — Medium large; cormels, prolific. 



GAY BUTTERFLY Originator — 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Woodruff 



Bloom — Small (7 cm.). Tube cur^^ed, slender, short. Segments unequal, con- 

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

 Stamen filaments salmon -white; anthers reddish lilac. Perianth light old carmine- 

 red ( 1 07-1), blotched with fiery red (80-iv). Compact bloom of excellent substance. 

 Three blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 90 days. 



Spike — Mediimi tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, compact. 



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



Corms — Small ; cormels, few or none. 



GENERAL DE NANSOUTY Originator — Lemoine. Intro. 1895 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Boddington 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube straight, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

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

 and narrower. Stamen filaments lilac-red; anthers lilac-red. Perianth light 

 violet (190-1), feathered and flecked with pansy violet (190-111) with a large 

 intermixed blotch of purple-garnet (165-iv). Not a clear color. Pollen badly 

 soils the blotch. Compact bloom of medium good substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 83 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (9). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



GENERAL KUROKI Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1905 



Group — Kelwayi 

 Stock from Kelway 



Bloom — Large (12 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper slightly refiexed at the tips, the lower reflexed 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments white, pink tips; anthers white with blue suture 

 lines. Perianth crimson-carmine (inner segments 159-1-111, outer 159-iv). Medial 

 lines and throat near white. The dark color seems crj'stalline in the sunshine; 

 foliage approaches base of spike well. Bloom well open. Five blooms open at 

 one time. Kelway calls color purple. 



Season — Mid-season; 70 to 80 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, well arranged, a fair number of blooms (16 on 

 main, 8 on branch). Each of the corms bloomed at the same time. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Upright, vigorous; plant well furnished with medium broad, rigid leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, many, small. 



GEORGE BETSCHER. See Taconic. 



GEORGE B. REMSEN 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). 



Originator — ChMs. Reg. A. G. S., 



Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Tube nearly straight, slender, medium long. Seg- 



ments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower broader. 



