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Spike — Tall (100 cm.), erect, blooms freely (17-22). Two spikes per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with prominently veined leaves. 

 Corms — Medium size ; cormels, medium prolific. 



TALLEST YELLOW. See El Capitan. 



TALLYHO Originator — Austin 



Group — • 

 Stock from Austin 



Bloom — Large (10 cm.). Tube straight, slender, medium long. Segments unequal, 

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

 as the upper. Stamen filaments white; anthers lilac. Perianth lilacy white 

 (7-1) blotched with Tyrian rose (155) bordered by a slight shading of yellow. 

 Flowers face various directions; the segments have a tendency to roll; a rather 

 loose bloom of good substance. 



Season — jMid-season to late; 108 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16). 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, very spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



TAVISTOCK Originator — Gage 



Group — Princeps hybrid 



Stock from Chamberlain & Gage 



Bloom — -Large (13 cm.). Tube curv-ed, stout, long. Segments unequal, connivent; 

 the upper horizontal and broad, the lower refle.xed and narrower. Stamen filaments 



; anthers violet. Perianth scarlet (85-111), throat amber- white 



(12-1) penciled with crimson-carmine (114-iv). Mr. Gage writes: "The 

 red is not quite so bright, and the light blotch is less conspicuous than in Princeps." 

 Compact bloom of medium good substance. Seven blooms open at one time. 



Season — Medium late; no days. 



Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (12), branched. 



Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium S'ze; cormels, prolific. 



THALIA Originator — Vilmorin. First cata- 



loged, 1877 

 Group — • Gandavensis 

 Stock from Childs 

 Bloom — Medium size (7.5 cm.). Tube almost straight, medium slender, medium long. 

 Segments unequal, conmvent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments white; anthers violet. Perianth lilacv white 

 splashed with light Tyrian rose (155-1), Tyrian , rose (155-111) pencilings in 

 the throat. Good light color, a compact bloom of good substance. 

 Season — Mid-season; 85 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (90 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (16), branched. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



THE GEM Originator — Chnsiy 



Group — 



Stock from Christy 

 Bloom — Small (6 cm.). Tube nearly straight, medium slender, short. Segments 

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

 Stamen filaments lilacy white; anthers white with lilac suture Unes. Perianth 



