Gladiolus Studies — III 369 



KING GEORGE Originator — Kelway 



Group — 

 Stock from Kelway 



Bloom — Medium large. Tube straight, slender, long. Segments equal, connivent ; 

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

 pinkish; style white; stigma crimson-red. Perianth scarlet, base of lower 

 segments yellowish white. Tips of segments with crimson-red streaking and 

 penciling. Good substance. A bright color. 



Season — Early ; 60 days. 



Spike — Medium short, ver\- erect, a fair number of blooms. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with medium broad, rigid foliage, extending 

 well along the spike. 



Corms — Medium size. 



(Described by George J. Burt.) 



KING HUMBERT Originator — 



Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Teas 

 Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube straight, medium slender, medium long. 



Segments equal, connivent; the upper as well as the lower segments reflexed. 



Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers violet. Perianth Lincoln red (88-iv), medial 



line of each segment white, throat white striped with geranium lake (89-iv). 



Bloom is a good clear color, of an unusual shape due to angular segments, making 



it rather conspicuous. 

 Season — - Mid-season; 82 to 90 days. 



Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), branched. 

 Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Small; cormels, few. 



KING OF GLADIOLI Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1905 



Group — Kelwa}^ 

 Stock from Kelway 



Bloom — Large (13 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

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

 Stamen filaments white tipped with vermilion; anthers red-violet. Perianth 

 poppy color (84-iv), yellow-green throat covered partly by a dotted blotch of 

 scarlet (85-iv). A good clear color, of good substance. Kelway remarks: " One 

 of the finest in existence." 



Season — Mid-season; 93 days. 



Spike — Tall (112 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (17). 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large; cormels, small, prolific. 



KING OF SCARLETS. See Prince Henrj^ of York. 



KING PHILIP Originator — '^Tiite 



Group — 

 • Stock from White 



Bloom — Large (9.5-13 cm.). Tube curved, slender, medium long. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers red-violet. Perianth scarlet (85-1) with white 

 throat blotched with blood red (93-iv). A rather loose bloom of medium substance. 

 Six blooms open at one time. Good arrangement on spike. 

 Season — Mid-season; 89 days. 



