Gladiolus Studies — III . 365 



Season — Late August; 107 days. 



Spike — Medium short (67 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), not branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



IRMA Originator — Krelage 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Krelage 



Bloom — Medium size (8.5 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, stout, short. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments orange- white: anthers red- violet. Perianth more russety than 

 rosy pink (ii8-iv), blotch of scarlet (87-iv) with deep purple-garnet (165-iv) 

 medial line. Good shape and excellent color, well arranged, medium good 

 substance. 



Season — Medium early; 78 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (87 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tail, spreading. 



Grou-th — Vigorous ; plant medium well furnished with mediimi broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



ISAAC BUCHANAN Originatar — ChMs. Cataloged 1892 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (7-8 cm.). Tube nearly straight, mediimi slender, long. 

 Segments unequal, connivent; the upper broad, the lower reflexed and narrower. 

 Outer row of segments larger than the inner row. Stamen filaments pinkish white ; 

 anthers white. Perianth lemon-yellow (duller than 21-1) with crimson-carmine 

 feathering in edges of outer segments, each of lower inferior segments with Tyrian 

 rose medial lines. This variety- resembles Victor\-, but has more splashes in upper 

 segments, and edges of segments are more ruffled. 



Season — Mid- August to late August. 



Spike — Tall (103 cm.), erect, blooms freely (24), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, compact. 



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



Corms — Large; cormels, abundant though small. 



I. S. HENDRICKSON Originator — Childs. Cataloged 1904. 



Reg. A. G. S., 1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock fram Childs 

 Synonym — Also written Isaac S. Hendrickson. 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube nearly straight, meditmi slender, mediimi long. 



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



and broad. Stamen filaments white; anthers \'iolet. Perianth white, the edges 



thickly feathered with crimson-carmine (159-1), a Ulac-purple (160-111) veined 



throat, darker on each side of the medial line. A good shape. Childs describes 



• the color thus: " Irregular mottling of white and bright pink; in some the pink, 



and in others the white predominating." 



Season — Mid-August: 85 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14 on main, with 8, 7, 



and 2 on secondaries). 

 Habit — Rather drooping, medium taU, spreading. 

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

 Corms — Small ; cormels, few. 



JACK FROST Originator— noeg. Reg. A. G. S.. 1915 



Group — 



Stock from Hoeg 

 Synonym — Hoeg Xo. 175. 



Bloom — Medium large (9 cm.). Tube nearly straight, stout, short. Segments 

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



