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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



MIDSHIPMAN Originator — White 



Group — 

 Stock from White 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal with abruptly reflexed edges, the lower 

 narrower with abruptly reflexed edges. Stamen filaments reddish; anthers 

 violet. Perianth somewhat like old blood red (103), with a violet tinge in outside 

 of segments, yellow-green line covered by old blood red markings. An unusual 

 looking bloom, has a rather closed appearance. 



Season — Mid-season; 92 to 99 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15 on main and 4 on 

 secondaries). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



MIDSUMMER QUEEN Originator — Christy 



Group — 

 Stock from Christy 



Bloom — Medium to small (6-8 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal, the lower straight and broader. Stamen 

 filaments lilacy white; anthers lavender. Perianth mauve-rose (153-1) 

 blotched with amaranth red (i68-iv), with yellow-green medial lines through the 

 tip of the blotch; segments somewhat suffused with violet-rose (154-1). Color 

 would be best described as rosy or lilacy white. Bloom compact, of medium 

 substance. vShould be a good landscape variety. 



Season — • Medium early; 72 to 80 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (95 cm.), curved, a fair number of blooms (20), two branches. 

 Usually two spikes per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



MIKADO. See Hollandia. 



MILDRED Originator — May 



Group — 

 Stock from May 



Bloom — Medium size (9.5 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers red- violet. Perianth carthamin red (88-1) 

 feathered and flecked deeper (88-1 v), geranium lake (89-1 v) in the throat. A rather 

 loose bloom of medium substance. The feathering of the segments seems 

 objectionable. 



Season — Mid-season; 87 days. 



Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium large; cormels, few. 



MINNEHAHA Originator — Hoeg 



Group — 

 Stock from Hoeg 

 Bloom — Large (13 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and rather narrow, the lower broader. 

 Stamen filaments red; anthers violet. Perianth geranium red (resembles iii-iv) 



