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Spike — Medium tall (70 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14), not branched. 

 Habit — Erect, medium to dwarf, spreading. 



Growth — Good; plant medivmi well furnished with medium broad leaves. 

 Corms — Large; cormels, few. 



SHAKESPEARE iMichell and others) Originator — Souchet. Cataloged 1877, 



Vilmorin 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Crawford ; Michell 

 Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube straight, medium slender, long. Segments 

 vmequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed and nar- 

 rower. Stamen filaments white with red tips; anthers violet. Perianth white 

 suffused and feathered with carmine-purple (156-1), with a large crimson- carmine 

 (159-iv) blotch. Nine blooms open at one time. The bracts surrounding the 

 bloom are often ver^- long. 



There are several Shakespeares, but, so far as those observed, they would all fit 

 the description given, the main differences being in the shape and the degree of the 

 feathering of the petals. 

 Season — Medium early ; 85 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16). 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



SHIRLY Originator — ^ Stewart. Intro. 1910 



Group — 

 Stock from Stewart 



Bloom — Small (6.5-7 tm.). Tube straight, very stout, very short. Segments nearly 

 equal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower straight and broad. 

 Stamen filaments white; anthers faintest lilac. Perianth pale rosy pink (129-11) 

 slightly feathered with deeper pink. Large French purple (i6i-iv) blotch on lower 

 segments surrounded by lemon-yellow (21-11), a faint greenish white medial line 

 on each segment. Striking bloom. Good substance. 



Season — Mid-season: 85 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), rather erect but often cuiA-ed, a fair number of blooms 

 (15 on main, and 11 and 7 on secondaries). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, rather spreading. 



Growth — JVIedium vigorous; plant medium well furnished with medium broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



SIDNEY GRANT (Ruff). See Velvet King. 



SIEGER Originator — 



Group — 

 Stock from Velthuys 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, con- 

 nivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed and narrower. Stamen 

 filaments red; anthers violet. Perianth scarlet (84) with a lemon-yeDow throat 

 penciled -^Tth Tyrian rose. A bloom of excellent color, leathery substance, well 

 open, and compact. 



Season — Mid-season ; about 90 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14), not branched. 

 Two spikes per corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size, prolific; cormels, few. 



