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Season — • September i, 191 1. 



Spike — Medium tall, crooked, a fair number of blooms. 

 Habit — Erect, medium dwarf, spreading. 



Growth — Medium vigorous; plant well furnished with narrow leaves. 

 (Described by George J. Burt.) 



UMPLEBY NO. 5. See Maize. 



UMPLEBY NO. 65 Ongmaior — Umpleby 



Group — 



Stock from Umpleby 

 Bloom — Medium size (7.5 cm.). Tube curved, stout, short. Segments unequal, 



connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed and also broad. 



Stamen filaments lavender; anthers lavender, sutures violet. Perianth magenta 



(182-iv) blotched a very deep reddish violet (i8o-iv) on a lemon-yellow throat. 



The lower inner segment very small and narrow. 

 Season — • Mid-season to late; 99 days. 

 Spike — Tall (108 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (14 on main, 8 and 6 on 



secondaries). 

 Habit — Erect, tall, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, small, prolific. 



UMPLEBY NO. 385. See Mrs. A. C. Beal. 



VELVET KING Or/gma/or — Coblentz 



Group — 



Stock from Crawford (William Ma- 

 son); Mallory & Brown (William 

 Mason); Babcock (William Mason); 

 Vaughan (Velvet King) 

 Synonyms — Coblentz No. 312; Emma (Coblentz); Grenadier (Huntington); Sidnev 

 Grant (Ruff); William Mason (Crawford); Richmond Red (suggested by Teas). 

 Bloom — -Large (9-10 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, medium long. Seg- 

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

 and often broader. Stamen filaments red; anthers violet. Perianth cochineal 

 red (83-111), throat marked with crimson-red, the outer edges penciled with drab. 

 Ver^^ attractive velvety appearance. Compact bloom of good .substance. 

 Season — ]Mid-season ; 85 days. 

 Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a large number of blooms (19), branched. Two or 



more spikes per corm. 

 Habit — Tall, erect, spreading. 



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

 Corms — Large; cormels, prolific. 



The name given to this variety is chosen because it is the first one used which has 

 not been applied to another variety previously. 



VICTORY Originator — Christy, "probably 1903"; 



Cowee, 1909. Both claim the honor. 

 Reg. A. G. S., 1914 

 Group — Gandavensis 

 Stotk from Christy; Co"wee 

 Bloom — Medium size (9.5 cm.). Tube almost straight, stout, medium long. Seg- 

 ments unequal, connivent: the upper horizontal and broad, the lower reflexed 

 and narrower. Stamen filaments white; anthers white, sutures violet. Perianth 

 lemon-yellow (21-1) splashed with old rose (144-in) in throat. A clear yellow; 

 well arranged. Six blooms open at one time. Burt notes that the spike opens 

 up well in water. 

 Season — Mid-season; 89 to 93 days. 



