352 Cornell Extension Bulletin ii 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15 on main, 5 on 



secondary). 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Large; cormels, few. 



HELEN SILL Originator — Crawford 



Group — 



Stock from Crawford 

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



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



Stamen filaments deep pink; style a lighter pink. Perianth violet-rose (154-1) 



ground streaked with Tyrian rose (155-111), and with a deep Tyrian rose (155-iv) 



blotch. Bloom of medium good substance. 

 Season — ■ Early September; 106 days. 

 Spike — Medium tall (78 cm.), erect, blooms freely (18). 

 Habit — Rather drooping, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



HELEN TRACY Originator — White 



Group — 

 Stock from White 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube curved, stout, medium long. Segments unequal, 

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

 filaments white; anthers violet. Perianth light Lincoln red (88-1 and Hghter), 

 the lower segments with lemon-yellow finely dotted throat. Segments sHghtly feath- 

 ered with Lincoln red. A purplish tinge surrounds the lemon-yellow throat. Good 

 substance. 



Season — Mid-season to late; 104 days. 



Spike — Tall (109 cm.), erect, blooms freely (20). Often two spikes borne per corm. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, large, many. 



HELIOTROPE Originator — Lemoine 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Dreer 

 Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube curved, slender, short. Segments nearly equal, 



connivent; the upper segment rather hooded and broad, the lower reflexed and 



narrower. Stamen filaments deep pink ; style lilac- white ; anthers heliotrope. 



Perianth violet-purple (192-iv) with a dash of carmine-purple (156-iv) in the 



throat. A fine deep, rich, velvety bloom. 

 Season — Mid- August; 99 days. 



Spike — Medium short (65 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms, not branched. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Groivth — Medium vigorous; plant well furnished with medium narrow foliage. 

 Corms — Medium small; cormels, few. 



HENRI LEMOINE Originator — Lemoine. Intro. 1903 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Dreer 



Bloom — Large (11 cm.). Tube curved, short, stout. Segments nearly equal, conni- 

 vent; the upper rather hooded and broad, the lower reflexed and narrower. 

 Stamen filaments hlac-white; anthers lilac. Perianth canary-yellow (17-1), with 

 crimson-red (114-iv) blotch on lower segments cut by a lemon-yellow line. The 

 upper segments are rosy tinged and somewhat frilled. Described by Dreer as 

 orchid-like flowers. About four blooms open at one time. 



Season — First to twentieth of August; 82 to 88 days. 



