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Species discovered during this decade were:

Iris Sp.

Hybrids introduced during this decade were:

'Argus Pheasant', 1947, 'Bellerive', 1947, 'Bertha Gersdorff', 1942, 'Black Forest', 1944, 'Blue Rhythm', 1945, 'Blue Shimmer', 1941, 'Brown Turban', 1942, 'Cahokia', 1948, 'Chantilly', 1943, 'Cherie', 1945, 'Chivalry', 1943, 'Cynthia Ann Parker', 1946, 'Dawn Reflection', 1948, 'Daybreak', 1941, 'Desert Canyon', 1946, 'Dreamcastle', 'Elmohr', 1942, 'Firecracker', 1931, 'Flora Zenor', 1941, 'Gaylord', 1949, 'Gibson Girl', 1946, 'Golden Eagle', 1942, 'Harlequin', 1947, 'Helen Collingwood', 1949, 'Helen McGregor', 1943, 'Jake', 1943, 'Moonlit Sea', 1942, 'Mulberry Rose', 1941, 'Pinnacle', 1945,

Catalogs 1941-1950

Scientists/Explorers naming Irises were:

Mr. ,,,,

Hybridizers breeding Irises were:

Cliff Benson, Fred DeForest, Essig, Hall, Jacob Sass, Whiting,

For More Information on Historic Irises visit the HIPS website at http://historiciris.org/

-- Main.RPries - 2010-12-07