Gladiolus Studies — III 387 



MELROSE^' Originator — Chi Ids. Intro. 1904. 



Reg. A. G. S., 1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

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

 cormivent : the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight and broad. Stamen 

 filaments pink; anthers \"iolet. Perianth white, flaked ver\' sparsely with carmine; 

 throat with crimson-carmine blotch. Good color, substance does not seem the best. 

 Season — Mid-season to late: 100 days. 

 Spike — Tall (103 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (13). Two spikes per corm. 



Bracts tinged vdth. bronze. 

 Habit — Erect, tall, medium compact. 



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

 Corms — - Large, prolific; cormels, few or none. 



MEPHISTOPHELES Originator — Lemoine 



Group — Lemoinei hybrid 

 Stock from Chamberlain & Gage 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube nearly straight, mediimi slender, medium long. 

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

 and narrower. Stamen filaments pinkish ; antherb \-iolet. Perianth bright cardinal- 

 red (112-IV) blotched with carmine-red on all segments, bordered by broad yellow 

 bands. Compact bloom of good substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 97 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



METEOR-* Originator — Pfitzer. Intro. 1906 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Pfitzer 



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

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

 Stamen filaments white, red tips; anthers dirty red. Perianth cochineal red 

 (83-1) blotched w-ith purple-garnet (165-iv) with a mere dash of white at the 

 medial line. The bloom is compact and of mediimi good substance. Five blooms 

 open at one time. A bright and show\- bloom. 



Season — Mid-season; 89 days. 



Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



MICHIGAN 25 Originator — Stewart. Intro. 1912 



Group — 

 Stock from Stewart 



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

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

 and often broader. Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers \-iolet. Perianth Lincoln 

 red (88-1, more red than reddish old ros? 142-iv). Might be called a rose-pink. 

 Well-open bloom with excellent arrangement. 



Season — Medium late; 102 days. 



Spike — Rather tall (97 cm.), erect, a fair niunber of blooms (17). Two spikes per 

 corm. 



Habit — Erect, tall, compact. 



^ Lemoine also catalogs a variety by this name. 



*• Kelway. Vos. and Childs each catalog a variety by this name. Meteor (Vos) has been changed 

 by the Haarlem Floral Committee to Red Emperor. 

 *^ Kelway catalogs a \-ariety of this name. 



