Gladiolus Studies — III 377 



LILY COE Originator — May 



Group — 

 Stock from May 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube cun/ed, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

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

 Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers red- lavender. Perianth near carmine lake 

 (121-1) with penciled blotch of currant red (115-rv'). Good color. Segments seem 

 to be folded back at tips a great many times; compact bloom of good substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 97 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair nimiber of blooms (17), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Grou-th — Medium \ngorous; plant well furnished with medium broad leaves. 



Corms — Large; cormels, few. 



LILY LEHMANN Originator — Alkemade. Intro. 1909 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Velthuys 



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

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



Stamen filaments ; anthers . Perianth pure white, often develops 



a rosy suffusion or featheiing. Lower segments slightly tinged with lemon. P. Vos 

 calls this a fine rose color, for it is apparently more pinkish in Holland. It possesses 

 a strong oppositiflorus arrangement of flowers. The blooms are hardly so well 

 formed or so well arranged as in Europa andi Rochester White. 



Season — Early ; 84 to 90 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, though a trifle cur\-ed, a fair nvunber of blooms 

 (12-15), always branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, ven," spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



LITTLE BLUSH Originator — Childs. Intro. 1898. Reg. 



A. G. S., 1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Michell 

 Bloom — Medium large (9-1 1 cm.). Tube straight, stout, short. Segments nearly 

 equal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight and broad. 

 Stamen filaments white; anthers lavender. Perianth lilacy white (7-iv), more 

 pinkish, often thickly splashed ^-ith lilac-rose (152-11). A dainty color. Xot an 

 especially good shape. 

 Season — Mid-season to late; loi to 105 days. 



Spike — Medium dwarf (68 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (13). 

 Habit — Erect, meditun dwarf, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Large, medium number; cormels, few, small. 



LITTLETON Originator — Groff 



Group — 

 Stock from Woodruff 



Bloom — Large (11 cm.). Tube curved, stout, long. Segments unequal, connivent; 

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

 vermilion; anthers lilac. Perianth scarlet, the lower segments more Lincoln red; 

 color becomes lighter in the throat; large penciled blotches of old carmine-red 

 (107-iv) bordered by yellow-green in the throat. Color good, veiy bright. Good 

 substance, well open. 



Season — • Mid-season; 89 to 93 days. 



Spike — Tall (104 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). Two spikes per conn. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plants medium well furnished with medium narrow leaves. 



Corms — Small; cormels, few. 



