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Spike — Tall (100 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (11-18). 



Habit — Erect, tall, compact. 



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



Corms — Meditmi size; cormels, medium few. 



JESSIE PALMER Originator — Kunderd. Intro. 



Chamberlain & Gage 

 Group — Lemoinei hybrid 

 Stock from Chamberlain & Gage 

 Bloom — Medium size (9.5 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, stout, short. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and narrow. Stamen 

 filaments white; anthers lavender. Perianth amber- white (12-1), blotched with 

 blood-red (93-iv) and suffused with rose in the upper segments. A compact bloom 

 of good substance, well open; attractive, contrasting blotch. 

 Season — Mid-season; 86 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cni.), erect, a fair ntunber of blooms (12). 

 Habit — Erect, medium taU, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished u-ith medium broad leaves. 

 Corms — Medium size ; cormels, few. 



J. L. CLUCAS Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1909 



Group — Princeps hybrid 

 Stock from Kelway 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube cur\'ed, stout, mediimi long. Segments 

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers deep violet. Perianth scarlet (85), speckled with 

 carmine (i 16-11) on a white throat. Good color, excellent substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 83 to 90 days. 



Sp'ke — Medium tall (92 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (20), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium large; cormels, large, few. 



JOHN CHURCHILL CRAGLE. See Sir John Cragle. 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1910 



Group — Kelwayi 

 Stock from Kelway 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube cur\'ed, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and narrow, the lower reflexed. Stamen 

 filaments hght vermilion; anthers vermilion. Perianth rosy pink (ii8-iv) with a 

 yellow-green throat marked and penciled with Tyrian rose (155). Substance 

 fairly good. Six blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 84 days. 



Spike — Tall (100 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (20 on main, 10 on secondary). 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous ; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, medium size, prolific. 



JOHN SCHMELZER. See EvaUne. 

 JOSEF HULOT. See Baron Joseph Hulot. 



JUMBO Originator — Prestgard, 1914 



Group — 

 Stock from Prestgard 



Bloom — Large (13 cm.). Tube curved, stout, long. Segments unequal, connivent; 

 . the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and narrower. Stamen fila- 



