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HOEG NO. 17 Originator — Roeg 



Group — 

 Stock from Hoeg 



Bloom — Large (i 1.5 cm.)- Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, connivent; 

 the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight and narrower. Stamen filaments 

 white; anthers violet. Perianth poppy color (84-iv) with white throat, marked 

 with ox blood red (94-11). Well open, of deep color. 



Season — Late August; 85 to 95 days. 



Spike — Tall (100 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15 on main, 6 on secondary). 

 Two spikes borne per corm. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spread- 

 ing. 



GroTvth — Vigorous; plant 

 well furnished with 

 medium broad leaves. 



Corms — Large; cormels, 

 many. 



HOEG NO. 19 



Originator — Hoeg 



Group — 



Stock from Hoeg 



Bloom — Medium size (8 

 cm.). Tube cun-ed, 

 medium slender, me- 

 dium short. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; 

 the upper horizontal 

 and broad, the lower 

 refiexed and narrower. 

 Stamen filaments 

 white; anthers violet. 

 Perianth deep rose- 

 pink ( 1 20-11) with a 

 lemon-yellow throat 

 blotched -with car- 

 mine-purple (156-111). 

 Flowers well arranged, 

 and colors clear. 

 Bloom compact and 

 of good substance. 



Season — August 23; 112 

 da^^s. 



Spike — Medium short (65 

 cm.) , erect, a fair num- 

 ber of blooms (11), not 

 branched . 



Habit — 'Erect, medium Fig. 55. hoeg no. 17 



tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



HOEG NO. 27 0/-/gma/or — Hoeg 



Group — 

 Stock from Hoeg 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curv^ed, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers lavender. Perianth reddish old rose (142-1) 

 with amaranth-red (168-111) blotches on dirty amber- white throat. Lighter tinted 

 medial lines. Good substance, and a compact bloom. 



