Gladioli's Studies — III 411 



PRINCEPS Originator — Van Fleet. Bloomed 1897. 



Intro, by Vaughan, 1903 

 Group — - Cruentus X Childsii 

 Stock from \''aughan : Teas 



Bloom — Large (12-16 cm.). Tube curved, slender, short. Segments unequal, con- 

 nivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight and often broader. 

 Stamen filaments scarlet; anthers violet. Perianth scarlet (87-iv) with yellow- 

 green medial lines and throat, throat penciled and dotted a deep shade of scarlet. 

 Good clear color; bloom well open and fiat; usually only two blooms are out at 

 one time; e.xcellent substance. Called the amaryllis-flowered gladiolus. 



Season — Late; 1 1 1 da^'S. 



Spike — Medium tall (83 cm.), erect, often crooked, a fair number of blooms (16 on 

 main, 7 on a secondary). 



Habit — Often drooping, medium tall, very spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, large, prolific. 



DIAGRAM SHOWING THE PARENTAGE OF PRINCEPS 



G. oppositiflm-us hybrids X G. psittacinus 



■u ., ^ _. 



G. Saundersii X G. ^andavensis 



G. cruentus X G. Childsii 



(Mrs. Beecher) 



Princeps 



PRINCESS OF ORANGE Originator — Kunderd 



Group — 

 Stock from Brown 

 (Described from cut spike.) 



Synonym — • Formerly Kunderd 's Orange. 



Bloom — -Medium size (8 cm.). Tube nearl}- straight, slender, long. Segments 

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

 narrower. Stamen filaments white, reddish tips; anthers dark violet. Perianth 

 russet -orange (82-iv, really brighter than color given in color chart), throat lemon- 

 yellow, rounded with a pointed dart foreward and bordered with a carmine-like 

 coloration. A good bright-colored vari.ety. Good substance, ships well. 



Season — Mid-season. 



Spike — Tall (115 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (18), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



PRINCESS SANDERSONI. See Snowbank. 



PRINZESSIN VIKTORIA LUISE Origitiator ~V?\i7.ev. Intro. 1910 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Pfitzer 



Bloom — Medium size (8.5 cm.). Tube cvr\'ed, stout, short. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed and^ narrower. 

 Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers red- violet. Perianth light carthamin red 

 (88-1) with a lemon-yellow spot in throat edged by crimson-purple shading. 

 Often feathered in outer edges of segments; slightly rufifled. A well-arranged 

 spike of bloom. Tweh'e blooms open at one time. A compact bloom of 

 extraordinan,' substance. 



Season — Medium late; 11 1 days. 



Spike — Ver}' tall (120 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (21), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



