Gladiolus Studies — III 373 



LAFAYETTE Origituitor — Lemoine. Intro. 1894 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

 ments tmequal, connivent; the upper rather hooded, the lower refle.xed and nar- 

 rower. Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers blue. Perianth dark cream (straw- 

 yellow 31-1). throat deeper cream blotched with French purple (161-111), the 

 segments slightly suffused \\-ith Tyrian rose (155-1). A compact bloom of good 

 substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 90 days. 



Spike — Medium short (65 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, compact. 



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



Corms — Medium small ; cormels, few. 



LA FRANCE » Ortgtwo/or — Souchet-Vihnorin. Intro. 



1877 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Wamaar 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal and often rather narrow. Stamen filaments pink; 

 anthers violet. Perianth lilacy white (7-1) thickly splashed with light Tyrian 

 rose (155-1), blotched with deeper Tyrian rose (155-iv). Compact. Medium 

 good substance. Six blooms open at one time. Segments often crinkly edged. 



Season — Mid-season to late; 11 1 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair nvunber of blooms (17-25), two branches. 

 Two spikes per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — ^ledium size; cormels, few. 



LA LORRAINE Originator — Souchet-Vilmorin. Intro. 



1904 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Vaughan 

 Bloom — Medium size (8-9 cm.). Tube cur\'ed, slender, long. Segments unequal, 



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



Stamen filaments reddish; anthers reddish \-iolet. Perianth cochineal red (83-111), 



lemon-yellow throat blotched with deep French purple (i6i-iv). A good color, 



a finely shaped, compact bloom of excellent substance. 

 Season — ^Iid-season; 97 days. 

 Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (21). Two spikes produced 



per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous ; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 

 Corms — Large; cormels, few. 



LA LUNA Originator — Grofl. Intro. 1904. 



Reg. A. G. S., 1914, Cowee 

 Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Cowee 

 Bloom — Large (10.5 cm.). Tube slightly cur\-ed, stout, medium long. Segments 

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

 broader. Stamen filaments pure white; anthers Ulac. Perianth pure white to 

 cream-yellow (30-1), with large handsome blotch of blood red (93-iv), and with 

 a faint stiffusion of rose on the upper segment. " Flowers almost round, superior 

 petals broad and overlapping the others " (Cowee). An excellent form. Good 

 substance. Five flowers open at one time. 

 Season — Mid-season; 90 to 100 days. 



* Possibly this is not the same variety introduced by Vilmorin nor the variety introduced by Lemoine 

 in 1886. 



