(TB) 'Avatar'

1927, Williamson

'Avatar' (E. B. Williamson, R. 1926) TB. Early bloom. Color Class-S4M. Yellow blend. Williamson 1927. Synonym: Avator. Award of Merit (AIS) 1929.

Nursery listings: Longfield (Williamson) 1927; Schreiner 1932[Avator, p. 40]; Wassenberg 1938; Katkamier 1939;

Additional nursery catalogs not listed: Fairmount (Nesmith) 1931; Wassenberg 1931.

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• * References

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References:

From Longfield Iris Farm Catalog, 1927: Avatar (Longfield No. 154). T. B. Height 3 feet, stalk well branched, 5-9 flowers. Flower large, 4-1/2 inches high and 5 inches wide. Standards arching cupped; obovate; Light Heliotrope-Gray, margined and shading out at base to yellow. Falls flaring; spatulate; haft wide; Pansy Violet; haft yellow tinged and brown veined; beard orange. Style branches light yellow: crests and along the center Light Heliotrope-Gray. This is a stately Iris. Perhaps its greatest charm is due to the yellow glow which suffuses the flower as though it were lighted from within. $5.00.
Peckham, E. (Ed.). (1940). Alphabetical iris check list: 1939, (p. 113). The American Iris Society.

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