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SIR THOMAS DEWAR Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1908 



Group — Childsii 

 Stock from Kelway 



Synonym — Also cataloged as Sir Thomas Drew. 



Bloom — Medium size (8-9 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. 

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

 straight and narrower. Stamen filaments reddish; anthers blue-violet. Peri- 

 anth Lincoln red (88-1), edges of segments splashed with dull purple lake, the 

 lower segment with a lemon-yellow (21-11) spot penciled with ox blood red (94-1). 

 Color not clear, splashing seems rather objectionable. 



Season — 82 days. 



Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (20 on main, 9 on a 

 branch). 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Corms — Large; cormels, few. 



SIR THOMAS DREW. See Sir Thomas Dewar. 



SIR WILLIAM INGRAM Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1908 



Group — Princeps seedling 

 Stock from Kelway 



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

 equal, connivent; the upper horizontal and narrower than the lower straight 

 segment. Stamen filaments vermilion; anthers darkest violet. Perianth scarlet 

 (87-1) splashed with vermilion-red (87-iv); same marking in throat as Princeps 

 has, but the markings are not so thick. Compared with Princeps, the color is 

 less clear, it is earlier, and the throat markings more decided. 



Season — Mid-season; 80 to 83 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (94 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16), not branched. 

 IT wo spikes often occur per corm. 



Ilabtt — Rather drooping, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large; cormels, few. 



SMOKY VIOLET. See Evaline. 



SNOWBANK Originator — Cowee. 1900. Reg. A. 



G. S., 1914 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Cowee 



Synonyms — Sandersoni or Princess Sandersoni. Much like Alice Carey (Teas) and 

 Snowcrest. 



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

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

 sometimes narrower. Stamen filaments pure white; anthers lilac. Perianth pure 

 white, throat penciled and shaded laterally with solferino red (157-iv), with an 

 area of yellow at the side of the solferino red. Compact. Medium good substance. 

 Eight blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 85 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). Two spikes 

 per corm. 



Habit — Erect, meditun tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



SNOWCREST. See Snowbank and Alice Carev. 



