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Season — Mid-August; 96 days. 



Spike — Medium short (66 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12). 



Habit — - Erect, medium dwarf, rather spreading. 



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



Conns — Large; cormels, few. 



HOEG NO. 76 Originator — Roeg 



Group — Nanceianus (?) 

 Stock from Hoeg 



Bloom — Medium size (8.5 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

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



and narrower. Stamen filaments ; anthers . Perianth 



poppy color (84-iv), amber-white (12-1) throat, dotted and penciled to form a 

 blotch of scarlet (85-iv). A wide-open, deep-colored, compact bloom of rather 

 good substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 90 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, slender, a fair number of blooms (11). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



HOEG NO. 79 Originator ~ Koeg 



Group — 

 Stock from Hoeg 



Bloom — Medium size (9.5 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, slender, medium long. Segments 

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

 narrower. Stamen filaments white; anthers violet. Perianth mauve-rose (i 53-1) 

 with a Tyrian rose (155-1) area in the throat terminated by a dash of amber- 

 white. A rather compact bloom of medium good substance. Four blooms open 

 at one time. 



Season — • Rather late; no days. 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12). 



Habit — - Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



HOEG NO. 96. See Zingari. 



HOEG NO. loi Originator — Hoeg 



Group — 

 Stock from Hoeg 

 Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, 



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



Stamen filaments deep red; anthers violet. Perianth Hlac-purple (i6o-iv) with 



lemon-yellow throat blotched and dotted with ox blood red (94-111). Good deep 



color, well-shaped bloom of good substance. 

 Season — Late August. 



Spike — IMedium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14). 

 Habit — • Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, many. 



HOEG NO. 116 Originator — Yioeg 



Group — Lemoinei hybrid 

 Stock from Hoeg 

 Bloom — Medium size (8.5 cm.). Tube very curved, medium slender, long. Seg- 

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

 and narrower. Stamen filaments cream; anthers hlac. Perianth light crushed 

 strawberry- (109-1) with broad penciHngs of French purple (161-1) in the throat. 

 A vers- attractive clear pink, compact, wide open, but rather poor substance. 

 Four blooms open at one time. 



