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IMPROVED BRENCHLEYENSIS Originator — Christy 



Group — 



Stork from Christy 

 Bloom — Medium size. Tube cun-ed, stout, short. Segments equal, connivent; 

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

 red; styles red. Perianth deep scarlet, streaked with deeper shade, blood red 

 medial line and a faint blotch. 

 Season — Early September. 



Spike — Medium short, erect, a fair nimiber of blooms. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with narrow, prominently veined leaves. 

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few or none. 

 (Described by George J. Burt.) 



IMPROVED 1900 Originator — 



Group — 

 Stock from Babcock 



Bloom — Large (9-10 cm.). Tube straight, stout, short. vSegments unequal, connivent; 

 the upper slightly reflexed and broad, the lower reflexed and narrower. Stamen 

 filaments white; anthers dark violet. Perianth scarlet (87-iv), amber- white 

 (12-1) throat marked with a cherr^'-red (91-iv) blotch. A well-open bloom of 

 rather good substance. Does not resemble 1900 in the shape of bloom. Also 

 distinct from Mrs. Malcolm Mackay, which has also been called Improved 1900. 



Season — Mid-August; 94 days. 



Spike — Tall (113 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (18), branched. Often two 

 spikes per corm. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



INCENDIARY Originator — Lemoine 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Childs 



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

 unequal, connivent; the upper somewhat hooded and broad, the lower straight 

 and broad. Stamen filaments pink; anthers yellow with lavender sutures. 

 Perianth near vermilion-red (87-1), color becoming lighter toward the base of th'> 

 flower. Lower segment smaller than the others and blotched with French purple 

 (161-iv), the medial line of the blotch deeper in color. Excellent substance. 

 An attractive color. Five blooms open at one time. 



Season — Late August; 105 days. 



Spike — Tall (100 cm.), erect, often curved, a fair number of blooms (15), not branched. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



INDEPENDENCE Originator — Woodruff 



Group — 



Stock from Iowa Seed Company; 



Black; Wilkinson; Fr\-er; Woodruff 



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



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



Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers violet. Perianth carthamin red (88-11) blotched 



with French purple (161-11). There are white areas at each side deep in the throat. 



Clear color. Compact bloom of good substance. Well arranged on spike. Five 



blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 95 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). Two spikes 



per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



