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GOLDEN KING Originator — Black. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 

 Group — Seedling of Golden Queen 

 Stock from Black 



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

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

 filaments cream; anthers cream with \-iolet sutures. Perianth lemon-yellow (21-1) 

 with blotches of blood red (93-iv). Color a trifle darker than that of Golden Queen. 

 Blooms face several directions. Often double. Compact bloom. Excellent 

 substance. 



Season — Mid-season to late; 103 days. 



Spike — Tall (100 cm.), erect, very crooked, a fair number of blooms (15), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — • Extra good ; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Corms — Large; cormels, many. 



GOLDEN NUGGET (Teas). See Klondyke. 

 GOLDEN QUEEN (Stewart). See Klondyke. 



GOLDFINDER Originator — Pfitzer 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Pfitzer 



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

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

 filaments yellow; anthers yellow with \'iolet sutures. Perianth amber-yellow 

 (28-11) penciled with crimson-red (114-iv). A good yellow. Compact bloom 

 of excellent substance. Six to seven blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 90 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14), not branched. 

 Two spikes per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



GOLDQUELLE Originator — VfitzeT. Intro. 1913 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stvck from Pfitzer 

 Bloom — Medium size (7.5 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, 



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



Stamen filaments yellowish. Perianth lemon-yellow (21 -i), the lower Up a deeper 



color, no markings. A compact bloom of medium good substance. 

 Season — Mid-season to late; 105 days. 

 Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14-16), two branches. 



Two spikes per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, compact. 

 Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 

 Corms — Medium large; cormels, few. 



GORGEOUS Originator — Miller 



Group — Childsii ; nanceianus 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Medium size (8.5 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, 



connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refle.xed and narrower. 



Stamen filaments cream; anthers reddish violet. Perianth poppv color (84-1), 



with amber-white (12-1) throat. Segments often slightly feathered with drab. 



Excellent color. Compact bloom of medium good substance. Five blooms open 



at one time. 

 Season — Mid-season; 90 days. 



