Gladiolus Studies — • III 3 S3 



MAJOR RHEINHARDT Oigtmi/or — Pfitzer. Intro. 191 1 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Pfitzer 

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



cormivent: the upper horizontal and broad, the lower broad and slightly reflexed. 



Stamen filaments red; anthers \-iolet. Perianth blood red (93-iv) with darker 



shades in the throat. Color deep, excellent. 

 Season — Late ; 1 1 1 days. 

 Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (18 on main, 8 on a 



secondan,-). 

 Habit — Erect, mediimi tall, spreading. 



Groti'/A ^ Vigorous : plant well furnished with medium broad, rather drooping leaves. 

 Cormf — Medium size; cormels, few. 



MAPLESHADE Originator — ChiisV,-. Seedling of 



1903 

 Parentage — Same as America (May X 



Madam Auber) 

 Stock from Christ\- 



Bloom — Large (9.5 cm.). Tube nearly straight, slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, cormivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower slightly reflexed 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments pink; anthers %-iolet. Perianth mauve- rose 

 (153-11) with Tyrian rose (155-iv) dashes and veinings in the throat. Very 

 much resembles America that is well grown. Mapleshade is larger and a better 

 color; the flowers are wide open but of only medium substance, seem more fragile 

 than those of America. Christ\- writes that Van Fleet, Burbank, and Stewart 

 think this variety- better than America. Five blooms open at one time. 



Season — About the same as that of America, mid-season; 90 to 100 davs. 



Spike — Medium taU (93 cm.), sometimes cur\-ed, a fair number of blooms (18-23), 

 longer than that of America. 



Habit — Rather drooping, " as tall as any Childsii," spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with long, medium broad leaves, broader 

 than those of America. 



Corms — Large; cormels, large, prolific, inferior to those of America. 



MARC MICHELI Originator — Lemoine. Intro. 1896 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Small (6.7 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, medium slender, short. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments lilac- white: anthers lilac. Perianth lilacy white or ver^- light 

 lavender, the throat almost covered by large deep carmine-\-iolet (i74-n') blotches, 

 each blotch with a small dash of yellow running partly through it. Compact 

 bloom, good substance. 



Season — Mid-season ; 93 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair nvunber of blooms (12). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



MARGARET Originator — 



Group — 



Stock from Vaughan; Crawford 

 Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube nearly straight, slender, short. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments lilac-white; anthers \-iolet. Perianth strawberr\' red (no) with 

 whitish medial line and yellowish white throat, edged with carmine and splashed 

 with same color on back. Striking color contrast, good substance. 

 Season — Mid-season to late: 105 to no days. 

 Spike -= Tall (105 cm.), erect, a large numbier of blooms (23). 



