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SALMON RED NO. 16 Originator — Banning. Intro. Per- 



Idns-King Company 

 Group — 

 Stock from Perkins-King Company 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube cur\'-ed, slender, short. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refle.xed and narrower. 

 Stamen filaments white; anthers violet. Perianth carthamin red (88-11) thickly 

 feathered deeper, lemon-yellow throat speckled and penciled with carthamin 

 red (88-1 v). A rather loose bloom of medium good substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 85 days. 



Spike — Tall (i 1 1 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms {22), often two branches. Two 

 spikes frequently borne per corm. 



Hahit — Erect, medium tall, rather compact. 



Growth — Not vigorous; medium well furnished with medium narrow leaves. 



Corms — Medium large; cormels, few. 



SANDERSONI. See Snowbank. 



SANGUINE Originator — Cataloged 1912 



Group — 

 Stock from Tracy 



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

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

 Stamen filaments pinkish; anthers red-violet. Perianth poppy color (84-iv) 

 with a stippled throat of crimson-red (114-ivj dots on amber-white (12-1). Good 

 color, attractive throat. A compact bloom of medium good substance. 



Season — Mid-season; 80 days. 



Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (18), two branches. Two spikes 

 per corm. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



SANS PAREIL^ Originator — Vihnorin. Intro. 1902 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Childs 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube nearly straight, stout, short. Segments 

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers white with lavender sutures. Perianth scarlet 

 (87-11) becoming lighter toward the center, throat and medial lines amber-white. 

 A compact bloom of good substance. Childs describes the color thus: "Ver}' 

 bright orange-rose, slightly striped vermilion with a large white spot." 



Season — 80 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (11). 



Hahit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — The great susceptibilit}- to disease almost limits its culture. Medium 

 vigorous; plant medium well furnished \\'ith medium broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



SARA. Sec Jean Dieulafoy. 



SARATOGA Originator — Ch.\\<^s. Intro. 1898. 



Reg. A. G. S., 1914 

 Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Medium size (9.5 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. 

 Segments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight 



^' Krelage, 1905, catalogs an early, dwarf variety of this name. 



