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MRS. G. W. WHLOCK Originator — Kel\ray 



Group — July Flowering 

 Stock from Kelway 

 Bloom — Large. Tube cun-ed, stout, short. Segments nearly equal, connivent; the 



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



pirikish; style yellow. Perianth lilac- white at the outer edge deepening to rosy 



pink, lower segments 



with solferino red 



splashings on canar\'- 



yellow throat ^-ith 



French purple medial 



line. 

 Season — August 9, 191 1. 

 Spike — Medium tall, erect, 



a fair number of 



blooms. 

 Habit — Erect, medium 



tall, compact. 

 Growth — Vigorous : plant 



well furnished with 



medium narrow 



leaves. 

 (Described bv George J. 



Burt.) 



MRS. H. W. BEECHER. 



See Mrs. Beecher. 



MRS. JAMES LANCAS- 

 TERSHIRE. See 



Fairy. 



MRS. LA MANCE 



Originator — Child?. 

 Reg. A G. S., 19 1 4 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Medium large (10 



cm.). Tube curved, 



stout, medium long. 



Segments tmequal, 



connivent; the upper 



horizontal and broad, 



the lower reflexed and 



narrower. Stamen 



filaments pink ; an- 

 thers violet. Perianth 



lilacy white (7-1) with 



intermixed blotch of 



Tyrian rose (155-111). Compact bloom of medium substance 

 Season — Medium late; 103 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (83 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (10). 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



Fig. 61. MR5. FR.\NK PENDLETON 



Clear color. 



