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SUNSET 35 Originator — 



» Group — 



Stock from Tracy 



Bloom — Large (11-12 cm.). Tube nearly straight, medium slender, rather short. 

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

 straight and broad. Stamen filaments dirty white; anthers lavender; style 

 yellow. Perianth nearly madder lake (122-111). Good color, good substance, well 

 open, attractive blotch. 



Season — Mid-season to late; 107 days. 



Spike — ■ Medium tall (98 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (17). 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — IMedium size; cormels, prolific. 



SUNSHINE" Originator — Childs. Cataloged 1904 



Group — Gandavensis 

 Stock from Childs 



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

 Segments unequal, connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refle.\ed 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments cream; anthers cream with lilac sutures. 

 Perianth lemon-yellow (21), throat dashed with Tyrian rose (155-1). Much 

 resembles Victor^s Isaac Buchanan, and others. Flowers have a tendency to 

 double. A compact bloom of medium good substance. 



Season — Medium late; 11 1 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (95 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (20), branched. 



Habit — Tall, erect, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



SURPRISE33 Originator — Childs 



Group — 

 Stock from Cavers 



Bloom — Small (5.5 cm.). Tube curved, slender, short. Segments unequal, conni- 

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

 filaments white: anthers gray. Perianth outer segments geranium red (iii-i), 

 .inner segments rosy pink (118-1), blotches of carmine-purple (156-iv) cut by 

 medial line of amber-white. Not a good color. Not a ver\' attractive variety. 

 Four blooms open at one time. 



Season — Rather late; 103 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (80 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), branched. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



TACONIC Originator — Cowee. Intro. 1900 



Group — 

 Stock from Cowee 



Synonyms — Perfection; Gertrude. George Betscher said to be a synonym. 



Bloom — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube curved, stout, short. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white; anthers lavender. Perianth rosy pink (ii8-iv) flecked 

 with Rose Neyron red (119-iii-iv), throat lighter in color. On the lower segments 

 is a blotch of strawberry red (iio-i) deeper at the medial line, the blotch tipped 

 by a dash of lemon-yellow. A good color, well-arranged spike, medium substance. 

 Seven blooms open at one time. 



Season — Mid-season; 86 days. 



* Childs catalogs a pink variety of this name. 



" Kelway originated a variety by this name in 1902. 



s^Lemoine and Vilmorin have each originated varieties by this name. 



