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MRS. R. A. GOLDSMITH Originator — Childs. Reg. A. G. S., 



1914 

 Group — ■ Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube very crooked, medium slender, medium long. 

 Segments unequal, connivent; the upper reflexed and somewhat broader, the 

 lower reflexed. Stamen filaments white; anthers violet. Perianth nearly madder 

 lake (122-111), white throat spotted and dashed sparsely with madder lake 

 (122-iv). 

 Season — Rather late; iii days. 



Spike — Medium tall (95 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). 

 Habit — • Rather drooping, medium tall, spreading. 

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

 Corms — • Medium size; cormels, few. 



MRS. SCOTT DURAND Originator — Cohlentz 



Group — 

 Stock from Vaughan 



Synonym — Coblentz No. 304. 



Bloom — Medium large (10 cm.). Tube curved, stout, long. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white, pink tipped; anthers reddish violet. Perianth bright 

 scarlet (87-iv) with old blood red (103-iv) blotches on lower segments and yellow- 

 green medial lines. Excellent substance, good shape. 



Season — Mid-season; 83 to 93 days. 



Spike ^TaW (100 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (17 on main, 6 on a branch). 

 Two spikes often borne per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium large; cormels, prolific. 



MRS. WATT Originator — Crsiwiovd 



Group — 



Stock from Crawford 



Bloom — Medium size (8 crn.). Tube straight, medium slender, medium long. 

 Segments nearly equal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower 

 reflexed and broader. Stamen filaments red; styles lighter. Perianth crimson- 

 red (114-111) with a lighter medial line on lower segment, and a light base of 

 inferior, lower segment. The color is an excellent deep red. Blooms have good 

 substance and are well arranged on a neat spike. Burt, in 191 1, states that it 

 is the best red in the plot. Four blooms open at once. 



Season — Mid-season, early August ; 90 to 95 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (92 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — -Vigorous; plant well furnished with erect, medium broad, blue-green leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, though small are prolific. 



MRS. W. E. FRYER Originator -— Kunderd 



Group — 



Stock from Fryer; Wright (Red Canna) 

 Synonym — Red Canna (Wright) . 

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



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



Stamen filaments scarlet; anthers red-violet. Perianth poppy red (84-1) with 



amber-white (12-1) throat, penciled to form a blotch of crimson-red (114-iv). 



A bright-colored, wide-open, compact bloom of medium good substance. 

 Season — Mid-season; 90 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16), two branches. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



