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Season — Mid-season; 95 daj^s. 



Spike — Medium tall (71 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15), branched. Two 



spikes per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



MARY LEMOINE. See Marie Lemoine. 



MASQUE DE FER Originator — Lemoine. Pre%-ious to 



1894 

 Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Childs 

 (Described from cut spike.) 

 Bloom — Small (6-7 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, short. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers lilac, nearly white. Perianth deep blood red, 

 near ox blood red (94-iv), lower lip with slight dash of yellow. A rich color. 

 Bloom compact and of good substance, but rather small, not showy. 

 Season — 



Spike — - Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, slender, a fair number of blooms (19). 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 

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



MASTODON Originator — Van Fleet 



Group — Princeps hybrid 

 Stock jrom Vaughan 

 Bloom — Verj' large. Tube curved, stout, short. Segments unequal, connivent; 

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

 red; styles red. Perianth vermilion-red, blotched with blood red with yellow 

 streakings at base and ^-ellow medial line. Onty about five blooms open at 

 one time, but they are so large that they present a good appearance. About 

 the finest of its color. 

 Season — September i, 191 1. 

 Spike — Tall, erect, free blooming. 

 Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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

 (Described hy George J. Burt.) 



MAY Originator — Crawford 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Teas; Umpleby; Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube straight, stout, short. Segments unequal, conni- 

 vent; the upper rather refiexed and broad, the lower refiexed and narrow. Stamen 

 filaments white; anthers yellow, violet sutures. Perianth rosy white finely flaked 

 with crimson-carmine, throat amber-yellow (28) marked lightly with Tyrian rose 

 (155-11). Good substance, a good white. 



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



5^/)fee — Medium tall (98 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (23 on main, 10 on 

 secondary-). Often two spikes per corm. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — \''igorous ; plants well furnished with meditun broad leaves. 



Corms — Mediiun large; cormels, few, small. 



MAYOR Origittator — Childs. Cataloged 191 2 



Reg. A. G. S., 1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Large (10.5-11 cm.). Tube straight, slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper with refiexed tips and narrower, the lower refiexed 



