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Growth — Good; plant well furnished with medium broad foliage. 

 Corms — Large; cormels, prolific but small. 



GREAT CARDINAL Originator — Auten 



Group — 

 Stock from Auten 



Synonym — Cardinal 5 X. 



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

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

 and broader. Stamen filaments white with red tips; anthers red- violet. Perianth 

 deeper than cardinal (112-iv), markings not conspicuous, merely white flecks 

 showing through the cardinal throat. Well open, good substance, clear colors. 



Season — Mid-season, late August; 93 days. 



Spike — • Medium tall (81 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16). Two spikes per corm. 



Habit — Erect, rather tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large; cormels, many and large. 



GRENADIER (Huntington). See Velvet King. 



GROFF No. 224 Originator — Groff 



Group — 

 Stock from Richardson 



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 white, throat amber-white (12-11) 

 slightly intermixed with Tyrian rose (155-1). The buds are very salmony. Bracts 

 are bronze. A rather compact bloom of medium good substance. Seven to eight 

 blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season ; 90 days. 



Spike — Tall (115 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (23), two branches. Two 

 spikes borne per corm. 



Habit — Rather drooping, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium large; cormels, few. 



GROSSFURSTIN ELISABETH Originator — Pfitzer. Intro. 1912 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Pfitzer 

 Bloom — Large (11 cm.). Tube nearly straight, slender, short. Segments unequal, 



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



Stamen filaments reddish white; anthers red-violet. Perianth bright salmon-pink 



( 1 26-1), intermixed throat of geranium red (near iii-i). A compact bloom of 



good substance. 

 Season — Mid-season; 84 days. 



Spike — Tall (no cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (18), not branched. 

 Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 

 Corms — Large size ; cormels, prolific. 



H ALLEY Originator — Velthuys. Intro. 19 10 



Group — 



Stock from Velthuys 

 Bloom — Large (11 cm.), wide. Tube curved, stout, very short. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers violet. Perianth madder lake (122-111) with fine 

 stripes and dots of Tyrian rose (i5_5-iv) on a lemon-yellow throat. Though it is 

 cataloged as salmon, it has considerably more of a pinkish appearance An 

 attractive color. Substance excellent, and bloom compact. Four or five blooms 

 open at once. 



