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Season — Mid-season; 88 days. 



Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (22), three branches. Two 



spikes often borne per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium large; cormels, prolific. 



LYDIA Originator — Childs. Intro. 1904. 



Reg. A. G. S., 1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

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

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

 narrower. Perianth violet-rose (154-1) suffused with crimson-carmine, the lower 

 segments marked and striped with crimson-carmine, medial lines of currant red 

 (115-iv). Color rather too mottled. 

 Season — Mid-season ; 95 days. 



Spike — Medium short (65 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16). 

 Habit — • Erect, dwarf, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few or none. 



McALPIN Originator — 



Group — 

 Stock from Tracy 



Bloom — Medium size (8.5 cm.). Tube nearly straight, slender, long. Segments 

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

 Stamen filaments rosy white; anthers red-violet. Perianth carmine (116-1) with 

 an amber-white (12-1) throat blotched with carmine-purple (156-iv). A good 

 color and shape, excellent substance. Four blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season ; 93 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16). Two spikes 

 per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



^KDklA BUTTERFLY ' Originator — Groff. Intro. Tracy 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Biown; Tracy 



Synonym — Yellow Jacket (?). 



Bloom — -Medium size (9 cm.). Tube slightly curved, medium slender, medium long. 

 Segments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments cream; anthers light lavender. Perianth amber- 

 yellow (28-iv) with a pinkish cast, often thickly feathered with salmon-carmine 

 (125-1) with lines of French purple (i6i-iv) on deep yellow throat. Bloom rather 

 compact, of good substance. Five blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season. 



Spike — Medium tall (95 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (11). Two spikes 

 per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — ■ Small ; cormels, few or none. 



MADAME BRUNELET Originator — Vilmorin-Andrieux. Intro. 



1902 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Vaughan 

 Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

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



