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ORCHID (Woodruff) Originator — Woodruff. Intro. 1914 



Group — Lemoinei 

 Stock from Woodruff 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, very stout, very short. Segments 

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

 narrower. Stamen filaments pinkish white; anthers lilac. Perianth pure white, 

 blotched with Tyrian rose (155-iv), margined with amber-white (12-iv). A 

 round, compact bloom of excellent substance. Six blooms open at one time. An 

 excellent spike of bloom. 



Season — Mid-season; 73 days. 



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



Hahit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium large ; cormels, few. 



ORIENT ' Originator — Christy. Seedling of 1907 



Group — 

 Stock from Christy 



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

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

 filaments pink; anthers violet. Perianth pale rosy pink (129-1) shading from 

 light to darker (129-iv), throat Hght cadmium yellow (23-1). Segments splashed 

 and feathered with various tints of rosy pink. A dainty pink variety, called 

 by Christy salmon-pink. 



Season — Mid-season, mid- August; 87 to 95 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, well arranged, a large number of blooms (15 on 

 main, 7 and 8 on two branches). Four spikes often borne per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Medium vigorous; plant medium well furnished with medium narrow leaves. 



Corms — " Freely increasing by multiplication of large corms rather than production 

 of cormels " (Christy). Corms large; cormels, large, proHfic. 



PACTOLE (Lemoine) Originator — ■ Lemoine. Previous to 



1894 

 Group — • Lemoinei 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Small (5-6 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

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

 rower. Stamen filaments yellow; anthers yellow. Perianth lemon-yellow (2 i-i) 

 blotched with blood red. A very deep yellow. Very compact. Exceptionally 

 good substance. 

 Season — Late; 11 1 days. 



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

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



PACTOLE (Souchet) Originator — Souchet. Intro. 1894 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (8.5 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

 ments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments white; anthers lilac. Perianth " pure light yellow 

 bordered rose, the inferior divisions generally darker yellow, blotched carmine- 

 rose." Five blooms open at one time. 



Season — Rather late; 105 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (17), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few or none. 



