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Spike — Medium tall (93 cm.), often rather drooping, slender, a fair number of blooms 



(10), two branche,-. 

 Habit — Erect, rather taU, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous : plant meditmi well furnished with medium broad leaves. 

 Corms — Medium large; cormeis, few. 



HENRY GULMAN Originator — Childs. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, slender, long. Segments nearly equal, 

 connivent ; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight and broader. Stamen 

 filaments white with pink tips: anthers violet. Perianth deep poppy color (84-n"), 

 with weak washy speckling in the throat and white medial lines. 

 Season — Early September: 102 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (91 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (18). 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous: plant well furnished with mediima broad leaves. 

 Corms — Medium size: cormeis, few, medium size. 



HERMANN FISCHER Originator — Pfitzer. Intro. 1910 



Group — Gandavensis, but has a dis- 

 tinct Lemoinei blotch 

 Stock from Pfitzer 



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

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

 filaments pinkish: anthers lilac. Perianth carmine (ii6-iv) "with a large area of 

 French purple (i6i-iv) in throat. Segments often feathered and flamed with 

 deeper than carmine (116-iv). Good deep color. A rather compact bloom of 

 good substance. 



Season — Mid-season to late; 104 days. 



Spike — Tall (102 cm.), erect, blooms freely (20), branched. __ 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large; cormeis, prolific. 



HEROLD Originator — Krelage 



Group — Xanceianus 

 Stock from Krelage 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube cur\'ed, stout, short. Segments unequal, connivent; 

 the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and narrower. Stamen fila- 

 ments reddish; anthers red-\-iolet. Perianth near reddish %-iolet (i8a-iv, a trifle 

 more reddish), blotched with deep carmine-\-iolet (174-iv), deeper at the medial 

 line. Color is not clear. A compact bloom of medium good substance. 



Season — Early to mid-season; 75 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (13). Two spikes often 

 borne per conn. 



Habit — Erect, mediimi tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormeis, few. 



H. G. Originator — Auten 



Group — 

 Stock from Auten 

 Bloom — Medium large (9-10 cm.). Tube cun-ed, mediinri slender, short. S^;ments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and nar- 

 rower. Stamen filaments white; anthers \-iolet. Perianth deep poppy color 

 (84-iv), \s-ide lines of geranium red Un-iv) on an amber-white throat (12-1). 



