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and narrower. Stamen filaments white; anthers blue-lavender. Perianth yeUow- 



green (16-1) with large French purple (161-1) blotches on the lower segments. 



Good shape and excellent substance. 

 Season — Mid-season; 72 to 86 days. 

 Spike — Tall (128 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (20), branched. Two spikes 



often borne per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. • 



Grow'h — Vigorous; plant well furnished uith medium broad leaves. 

 Conns — Medium large; cormels, prolific. 



LEONARD JOERG Originator — Childs. Intro. 1904. 



Reg. A. G. S., 1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

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

 and narrower. Stamen filaments white, rose tips; anthers creamy lilac, \'iolet 

 sutures. Perianth \-iolet-rose (,154-111) thickly splashed and mottled wTth Tynan 

 rose (155-iv). deep yeUow throat -with penciled blotch of blood red. Not a clear 

 color. An attractive throat. Good, compact spike of bloom. Good substance. 



Season — Mid-season to late: 104 days. 



Spike — Medium taU (70 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, compact. 



Gro'd'th — Vigorous; plant well furnished with medium broad leaves. 



Corms — Medivmi size; cormels, few. 



LEON DUVAL Originator — Lemoine. Intro. 1899 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Cavers 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

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

 and narrower. Stamen filaments white; anthers white. Perianth amber- white 

 (12-iJ blotched with fier>' red (80-iv), the medial line being darker. Upper 

 segments often rose tinted. Upper segments often somewhat laterally reflexed. 

 Four blooms open at one time. A rather loose bloom of medium good substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 83 days. 



Spike — Medium dwarf (60 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14), two branches. 



Habit — Erect, dwarf, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



LE POUSSIN Originator — Souchet. Pre\-ious to 



1877 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium smaU (6 cm.). Tube cun,'ed, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers red-\-ioIet. Perianth scarlet (87-11) becoming 

 lighter toward the center, throat and medial hnes amber-white, lower segments 

 faintly marked vrith Tyrian rose (155-11). Compact bloom of good substance. 

 Seven blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 92 days. 



Spike — Medium short (60 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14), not branched. 



Habit — Erect, dwarf, spreading. 



Grotvth — Vigorous; plant medium well furnished with medium narrow leaves. 



Corms — Medium large; cormels, few. 



LE RADIUM. See Reine de I'Anjou. 



