Gladiolus Studies — III 403 



PAINTED LADY Originator — Miller 



Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube cun^ed, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

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

 narrower. vStamen filaments pink; anthers violet. Perianth white with fine 

 Tyrian rose (155-111) lines in the throat. About the same sort of variety as Snow- 

 bank but of different shape and markings. (Snowbank not at hand for com- 

 parison.) Four blooms open at one time. 



Season — Late; no days. 



Spike — Tall (100 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Cornts — Medium small; cormels, few. 



PANAMA -^ Originator — Banning 



Group — Gandavensis X Lemoinei 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Large (11 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

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

 rower. Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers violet; style red. Perianth lavender- 

 pink, a little more rosy tinted than mauve-rose (153-iv), the color becomes almost 

 white in the throat. Lip marked vnth Tyrian rose (155-111), not quite so decided 

 as in America. The color is slightly darker than that of America, and the substance 

 is better. (See America.) 



Season — Mid-season to late; 100 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (18). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium large; cormels, prolific. 



PAPER WHITE. See Crystal White. 



PAPILIO MAJOR Originator — 



Group — Gladiolus papilio 

 Stock from Lemoine 



Bloom — Small (6 cm.). Tube very curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, conni- 

 vent; the upper horizontal, somewhat hooded, and broad, the lower reflexed 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments reddish; anthers reddish violet. Perianth near 

 dark old rose (149-n) feathered and flecked deeper and blotched with deep crimson- 

 red (114-iv) bordered by lemon-yellow. Compact, bell-shaped bloom of excellent 

 substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 93 days. 



Spike — Tall (no cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (17). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



PAPILLON28 Originator — tutelage 



Group — Lemoine 

 Stock from Krelage 



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

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

 Stamen filaments cream-white; anthers lilac, green tipped frequently. Perianth 

 light mauve-rose (lighter than 153-1), blotched with French purple (brighter 

 than 172-iv) with a small area of yellow in the center of the lower segment. A 

 most attractive lip. Compact bloom of good substance. 



Seasofi — Medium early; 74 days. 



" Gravereau originated a variety by this name, " about 1906," rose-carmine in color. 

 'sVilmorin catalogs a gandavensis variety by this name, originated in 1882. 



