(IB) 'Chérubin'

1911, Vilmorin

'Chérubin' (Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, 1911) IB. Early bloom. Color Class-R7L.

See below:

• References
• Synonyms

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References

Journal de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1910, Nouvelle série, Tome X, p. 328; 1922, Tome XXIII, p. 215; note: listed as introduced in 1902.
Vilmorin-Andrieu & Cie, catalogue de plantes 1918, p. 47.
From Compos Altos catalog, 1929. CHERUBIN (Vilmorin). Pale lilac pink, falls veined darker. Inclined to bleach out in bright sunshine. 2½ft. Each 35¢.
From Wing Seed catalog, 1919: CHERUBIN — New. Semi-early. Immense flowers with all divisions very broad. S. pinkish heliotrope on white giving a general effect of pale pinkish heliotrope, with a golden sheen at base; F. white tinted and broadly veined deeper pinkish-heliotrope, base deeply veined vinous mauve. $1.25.
From G. G. Whitelegg catalog, 1921: CHERUBIM (Vilmorin) -This may be described as a pale edition of Her Majesty. The standards are very pale lilac, the falls are pale lilac, thinly veined with purple.

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Synonyms

Listed in 1939 Check List as Cherubin but french spelling is Chérubin (translate= cherub); Cherubim.

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