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Season — Early to mid-season; 74 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Cormi — Medium size ; cormels, few. 



PLEIADE Originator — Lemoine. Intro. 1901 



Group — Precoces 

 Stock from Lemoine 



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

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

 Stamen filaments reddish white; anthers reddish violet. Perianth scarlet (85-111) 

 \%nth large lemon-yellow throat marked with French purple (i6i-iv), a lined 

 blotch. A compact bloom of good substance. A good scarlet. Four blooms 

 open at once. 



Season — Earh- ; 66 days. 



Spike — Short (60 cm.), very erect, a fair number of blooms (15), not branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, small, few. 



POCAHONTAS Originator — Hoeg. Reg. A. G. S., 



1915 

 Group — 

 Stock from Hoeg 

 Bloom — Large (11 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, medium slender, medium long. Segments 

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

 narrower. Stamen filaments creamy white; anthers violet. Perianth amaranth 

 red (168-lv) with a lemon-yellow throat, blotched -with plum-violet (172-iv). 

 Color excellent, deep, attractive. Compact bloom of excellent substance. 

 Season — Mid-season to late, early September; 121 days. 

 Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (11), usually not 



branched. Two spikes borne per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium large ; cormels, few. 



PORTLAND Originator — Childs. Intro. 1902. Reg. 



A. G. S., 1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube cur\-ed, medium slender, medivun long. Seg- 

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

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

 carmine lake (121-11), throat amber-white (12-1) mottled and dotted with currant 

 red (115-iv). Compact bloom of good substance. Five blooms open at one 

 time. 



Season — Mid-season; 88 to 90 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (70 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). Two spikes 

 per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medivun tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large; cormels, few. 



PRECOCITE Originator — Lemoine, 1901 



Group — Precoces 

 Stock from Lemoine 

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

 vent; the upper hooded and broad, the lower reflexed and narrower. Stamen 



