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

 Corms — Medium large; cormels, prolific. 



PIGEON. See Gaiety. 



PINK BEAUTY Originalor — Yon Thol, 1893. Intro. 



Vos, 1909 

 Group — 

 Stock from Vos 



Bloom — Medium size (7-8 cm.). Tube nearly straight, short, stout. Segments un- 

 equal, connivent; the upper as well as the lower have the edges gracefully 

 reflexed, the lower but slightly narrower than the upper. Stamen filaments 

 white; anthers lavender with blue suture lines. Perianth purple-rose (150-iv) 

 with a blotch on the lower segments shading from ox blood red (94-iv) to blood 

 red (93-111). Large number of blooms out at one time. Neat-looking bloom 

 of good substance, but color is too bright for a commercial variety. 



Season — Very early; first to bloom in 19 13 (July 14); 63 to 70 days. 



Spike — Tall (102 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (13). Two spikes usually 

 produced per corm. 



Habit — Erect, tall, compact. 



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



Corms — Large; cormels, few. " First size cormels are good for sale in a year " (Vos). 



PINK LADY Originator — Hoeg 



Group — 

 Stock from Hoeg 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube nearly straight, slender, long. Segments 

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

 narrower. Stamen filaments white; anthers violet. Perianth mauve-rose (153-1) 

 with a slight shading of mauve-rose (153-lv) in the lower segment. Compact, 

 of excellent substance. A good pink. Two to four blooms open at one time. 



Season — Medium late; 1 13 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (10). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium large; cormels, few. 



PINK PERFECTION Originator — Hopman 



Group — 

 Stock from Hopman 



Bloom — Large (i i cm.). Tube straight, slender, long. Segments unequal, connivent; 

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

 filaments pink; anthers . Perianth rosy pink (118-11) with an amber- 

 white (12-1) throat lined with carmine-purple (156-11). A rather loose bloom 

 of medium good substance. Ten blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season to late; no days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (20). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Small; cormels, few. 



PIONEER Originator — Souchet. Intro. 1907 



Group — Nanceianus 

 Stock from Chamberlain & Gage 

 Synonym — Spelled Pionier by the introducer. 



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

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

 Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers pinkish lilac. Perianth deep rose-pink (120-1), 

 throat lemon-yellow speckled and penciled with French purple (161-iv). Good 

 clear color, showv and bright. Wide-open, compact bloom of excellent substance. 



