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Season — Mid-season to late; 98 days. 



Spike — Tall (100 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



HOEG NO. 46 Originator — Hoeg 



Group — 

 Stock from Hoeg 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube curved, slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed and narrower. 



Stamen filaments white; anthers . Perianth crushed strawberry 



(109-1) with lighter medial Hnes and Tyrian rose (155-iv) area on lower lip. Bloom 

 rather compact and of medium good substance. Six to eight blooms open at one 

 time. 



Season — Mid-season ; 89 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of, blooms (15). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



HOEG NO. 64 Originator — Hoeg 



Group — 

 Stock from Hoeg 

 Bloom — Large (10.5 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Segments 



unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed and narrower. 



Stamen filaments cream; anthers violet. Perianth lilacy white (7-1) with Tyrian 



rose (155-iv) lines in the throat. Bloom compact, of medium good substance, 



well open, of good shape. 

 Season — Mid-season ; 97 days. 

 Spike — Medium tall (82 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (18), not branched. 



Two spikes per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, medium height, rather compact. 

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

 Corms — Medium size ; cormels, few. 



HOEG NO. 69 Originator — Hoeg 



Group — ■ 

 Stock from Hoeg 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

 ments unequal, cormivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed 



and narrower. Stamen filaments ; anthers '- . Perianth 



yellow-green (16-11-111), lower segments deeper in color than upper and with 

 penciled medial hnes of amaranth-red (i68-iv). Bloom compact and of good 

 substance. One of the best yellows. 



Season — Mid-season; 83 days. 



Spike — - Medium tall, erect, a fair number of blooms (8-10). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, medium spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



HOEG NO. 72 Originator — Hoeg 



Group — - 

 Stock from Hoeg 

 Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube curved, stout, medium short. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed and 

 narrower. Stamen filaments cream; anthers violet. Perianth poppy color (94-11) 

 with a geranium lake (89-111) blotch merging into dots on the sides, the throat 

 a deep lemon-yellow. Bloom compact, of excellent substance. Edges seem to 

 dry up before the rest of the bloom is past. 



