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Spike — -Tall (no cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (i8), branched. Three spikes 



per corm. 

 Habit — ■ Erect, tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Large size; cormels, very prolific. 



KLONDYKE Originator — Christy. Intro. 1907, 



Livingston Seed Store 

 Group — Lemoinei characters 

 Stock from Stewart ; Tracy ; Christy 



Synonyms — -Golden Queen (Stewart); Golden Nugget (Teas). 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube nearly straight, stout, long. Segments unequal, con- 

 nivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight and broader. Stamen 

 filaments yellowish; anthers lavender. Perianth amber- white (12-111) with a 

 large lilac-purple (160-iv) diamond-shaped blotch. Not very open, of good sub- 

 stance. Seven blooms open at once. Some blooms double. 



Season — - Mid-August ; 96 days. 



Spike — Tall (103 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). Often two spikes per corm. 



Habit — • Erect, medium tall, compact. 



Growth — Very vigorous; x^lant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Corms — ■ Medium large; cormels, very prolific. 



KUNDERDI GLORY. See Glory (Kunderd). 

 KUNDERD'S ORANGE. See Princess of Orange. 



LA CANDEUR Originator — Souchet-Vilmorin. Intro. 



1869 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Childs 

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

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers white with lilac sutures. Perianth amber-white 

 (12-11), upper segment often tinged with rose; throat lemon-yellow (21-1), base 

 shaded with Tyrian rose (155). Not of good form, but of excellent substance. 

 Season — ■ Mid-season; 85 to 90 days. 



Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (21). 

 Habit — Erect, tall, compact. 



Growth — Very vigorous; plant well furnished with very broad leaves. 

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



LACORDAIRE Originator — Lemoine. Intro. 1895 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from .Stewart 



Synonym — By Stewart cataloged as Empire. Robertson and Hogg catalog an Empire 

 introduced by Groff in 1910, apparently of same color. 



Bloom — Large (12 cm.). Tube straight, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper narrower with edges reflexed laterally, the lower 

 slightly refle.xed. Stamen filaments white with red tips; anthers violet. Peri- 

 anth scarlet (87-iv), with no markings except slight indication of white lines 

 deep in throat. An especially good, clear, deep, rich color; well open; resembles 

 Princeps in color except that it does not possess the Princeps blotch. It seems 

 an excellent deep scarlet. • 



Season — -July 20, 1913, and September i, 1912; 95 days. 



Spike — Tall (102 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (18). 



Habit — ■ Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 spikes per corm. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



