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MISS ZENA DARE - Originator — Kelv.'ay. Intro. 1905 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Kelwaj^ 



Bloom — Small (7 cm.). Tube curved, slender, medium long. Segments nearly equal, 

 connivent; the upper reflexed and narrow, the lower reflexed and broader. Stamen 

 filaments white; anthers lavender. Perianth creamy white (lo-iv), the lower 

 segments yeUow-green (17-1) fading to creamy white, striped with dark old rose 

 (149-iv) also with the faintest sp lashings of carmine-purple (159-iv) at tips of 

 outer segments. Dainty color. 



Season — Mid-season; 88 days. 



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



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



MRS. A. C. SEAL Originator — Umplebv. Reg. A. G. S., 



1915 

 Group — Lemoinei hybrid 

 Stock from Umpleby 



Synonym — Umpleby No. 385. 



Bloom — Large (12 cm.). Tube cun^ed, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

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

 rower. Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers light lavender. Perianth rosy white 

 blotched with Lincoln red (88-1) in which the medial line shades to old carmine-red 

 (107-iv). A fine color and an attractive blotch. Four blooms open at one time. 

 The buds are ven,- salmony when first opening. Flowers well arranged. 



Season — Early ; 70 days. 



Spike — Tall (93 cm.), erect, often curv^ed, a fair number of blooms (16 on main and 

 9 on secondar\0- Two or three spikes borne per conn. Because of curved spike 

 it does not pack well in shipping. 



Habit — Often rather drooping, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large; cormels, few. 



MRS. BEECHER Ongma/or — Childs. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Synonym — Also cataloged as Mrs. H. W. Beecher. 

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



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



Stamen filaments reddish; style reddish. Perianth cardinal-red (112-11) with 



white throat streaked with carmine-red (113). Good color, well open. Two or 



three blooms open at one time. 

 Season — Mid-season to late; 100 days. 



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

 Habit — Erect, rather dwarf, compact. 



Growth — Medium vigorous; plant weU furnished with narrow leaves. 

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



MRS. FRANCIS KING Originator — Cohlentz 



Group — Nanceianus (Gage) ; Childsii 



(MiUer, Hoeg, and Robertson) 

 Stock from Teas ; Tracy 

 Bloom — Large (12 cm.). Tube straight, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

 unequal, cormivent; the upper horizontal with edges slightly incurved, the lower 

 almost straight and narrower. Stamen filaments white with red bases; anthers 

 nearly white with blue suture lines. Perianth vermilion-red (87-11) sparsely 

 splashed with deeper vermilion-red (87-111), and often penciled to form a blotch 

 on two lower segments of vermilion-red. Bloom well open and the standard of 

 substance, shape excellent, and the color clear. Six blooms open at one time. 



