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RUTHONY LONGSIDE 



Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1910 

 Group — July Flowering 

 Stock from Kelway 

 Bloom — Large (lo-ii cm.)- Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Segments 



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



Stamen 'filaments white; anthers violet. Perianth carmine-red (113-lv), throat 



lemon-yellow marked deep carmine-red (113 deeper than iv). Very good bloom 



of velvety texture. 

 Season — Not so early as 



the term July Flowering 



would implv; 100 days. 

 Spike — T!k\\ U 13 cm.), 



erect, a fair numl>cr of 



blooms (14). 

 Habit — Erect, tall, very 



spreading. 

 Growth — \"i gorou s : y>\s. n t 

 . well furnished with 



medium broad leaves. 

 Corms — Medium si ze ; 



cormels, few. 



SAFRANO 



Originator — vSouchet. 



Intro. iSgq 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Medium size (9 



cm.). Tube curved, 



medium slender, me- 

 dium long. Segments 



unequal, connivent; the 



upper horizontal and 



broad, the lower re- 

 flexed and narrower. 



Stamen filaments 



cream; anthers cream 



with violet sutures. 



Perianth near Xaiiles 



yellow (29-in), called 



by Childs Xankeen 



yellow, with very pale 



violet-old-rose (i45" 



III?) markings in the 



throat. A trifle ruffled, 



dainty shape. Segments 



thick but brittle. 

 Season — Mid-season, mid- 

 August to late August; 



90 to 100 days. 

 Spike — Medium tall (89 



cm.), erect, a fair 



number of blooms (16), 



branched. 



Habit — ■ Erect, medium tall, compact. 



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

 Corms — Medium large; cormels, few but large. 



ST. LOUIS Originator — Childs. Reg. A. G. S., 1914 



Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Large (11 cm.). Tube nearly straight, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

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



Fig. 66. s.\fr.\no 



