138c of a funnel shape small size and smooth surface the peduncle is of short length and smooth surface with occasional hairs peduncle color is light to medium green and the peduncle is stiff and short bloom size is small with an average open size of one and one half inches borne in clusters the clusters are rounded the stems are strong and short the form when first open is high center this form then flattens and the outer petals curl back quill fashion under normal conditions there are greater than 100 petals the upper side of petals is near red 49a to red 49b as is the reverse side of the petals the base of petals has a small white to yellow half moon on both sides of each petal with the major color being near red 49a to red 49b there are occasional pronounced white midribs down the back of outside petals the general tonality at the end of the first day shows no change in color at the end of the third day there remains no discoloration the fragrance is slight the petal texture is thin of a deltoid shape with the tips being slightly recurved and edges moderately quilled the arrangement is imbricated with few petaloids in the center the blooms drop off cleanly and last on the plant for a long period and as a cut flower for a fair time the anthers are small and few of yellow color and tucked in calyx or partly so the filaments are white the pollen is lemon yellow the styles are reddish and the stigmas are lemon white small size normal.