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STEWART NO. 98 Ongiuator — Stevjari. Intro. 19 12 



Group — 

 Stock from vStewart 



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

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

 broad. Stamen filaments reddish; anthers violet. Perianth deep cerise (123-ivj but 

 with a drab tinge, throat lined with carmine-red (113-iv). Seems a dainty color; 

 well open ; a rather compact bloom of good substance. 



Season — Rather late; loi to 105 days. 



Spike — Medium short (65 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (11). 



Habit — Erect, medium dwarf, spreading. 



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



Conns — Medium size; cormels, few. 



STEWART NO. 99 Originator — Stewait. Intro. 1912 



Group — 

 Stock from Stewart 



Bloom — Medium size (9 cm.). Tube straight, slender, verj- short. Segments unequal, 

 connivent ; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refie.xed and narrow. Stamen 

 filaments cream; anthers violet. Perianth reddish purple (161-1 V) with a lemon- 

 yellow throat, finely and sparsely dotted with reddish purple. Lemon-yellow 

 mecfial lines in all segments. Would be called a good deep red. A compact bloom 

 of medium good substance. Five blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 90 to 100 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), not branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, medium prolific. 



STEWART NO. 102 Originator — Stewart 



Group — 

 Stock from Stewart 



Bloom — Large (13 cm.). Tube curved, slender, short. Segments unequal, connivent; 

 the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed and narrower. vStamen filaments 

 reddish; anthers red- violet. Perianth scarlet (85-1 v) speckled and lined with 

 scarlet, throat amber-white (12-1). Good deep color. Si.x blooms open at one 

 time. 



Season — Mid-season; 90 to 100 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (74 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16). Two spikes per 

 corm. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large; cormels, prolific. 



STEWART NO. 103 Orig/?;c/o/- — Stewart. Intro. 1912 



Group — 

 Stock from Stewart 



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

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

 and narrower. Stamen filaments pinkish; style white. Perianth scarlet (87-1) 

 fading to crushed strawberry (109-1), medial line and faint streaks of raspberry 

 red (117-iv) on a yellowish pink throat. 



Season — Mid-season; 87 days. 



Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (19). 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Groicth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



