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Spike — • Tall (102 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). Two spikes per corm. 



Habit — Erect, m^edium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with broad leaves. 



Corms — Medium large; cormels, fairly prolific. 



VIKING Originator — Krelage 



Group — • 

 Stock from Krelage 



Bloom — Aledium size (9 cm.). Tube curved, slender, long. Segments unequal, 

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

 Stamen filaments white, reddish tips; anthers red- violet. Perianth French purple 

 (161-1), throat lemon-yellow stippled and penciled with French purple (161-iv). 

 As the bloom ages, a lilacy tinge develops over the throat and edges of the seg- 

 ments, at the same time the segments have a tendency to roll. 



Season — Early; 71 days. 



Spike — Medium tall (75 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms. 



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Medium size; cormels, few. 



VIPER Originator — Kelway. Intro. 1906 



Group — July Flowering 

 Stock from Kelway 

 Bloom — Large (11 cm.). Tube curved, medium slender, long. Segments unequal, 



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



Stamen filaments white deepening to dark red; anthers reddish violet. Perianth 



blood red (93) penciled with deeper ox blood red on a yellowish throat. \'ery 



deep color; an extremely well-open, flat bloom. 

 Season — Mid-season; 80 to 84 days. 

 Spike — Medium tall (85 cm.), slender, erect, a fair number of blooms (13). Two 



spikes borne per corm. 

 Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



Growth — Vigorous; plant well furnished with medium narrow foliage. 

 Corms — Medium size; cormels, prolific. 



VISTA (Austin) 'Originator — Austin 



Group — 

 Stock from Austin 



5/oow — Medium size (8 cm.). Tube straight, slender, medium long. Segments 

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

 usually broader. Stamen filaments white; anthers lavender. Perianth white 

 tinted with lavender and blotched with hehotrope (188-111). The bud has a 

 ruffled appearance. 



Season — Mid-season; 98 days. 



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



Habit — Erect, medium tall, spreading. 



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



Corms — Large ; cormels, few. 



VISTA (Burchett) Originator — Burchett 



Group — 

 Stock from Burchett 



Bloom — Large (10.5 cm.). Tube nearly straight, stout, long. Segments unequal, 

 connivent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower slightly refiexed and 

 narrower. Stamen filaments white, pink tips; anthers lavender; stigmas red. 

 Perianth vermiHon-red (87-11) blotched with canar\^-yellow on lower segments, 

 throat finely speckled. Bloom somewhat angular; segments slightly ruffled. 



Season — Mid-season; 96 days. 



Spike — Tall (105 cm.), erect, a fair number of blooms (15). Often two spikes per 

 corm. 



