1948, Buttrick
'Seafarer' ( Steadman Buttrick, R. 1948) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-B1M. 'The Admiral' x 'Great Lakes'.
SEAFARER (Buttrick 1949) M. L. The name suggests the clear blue waters of the sea and it is most appropriate. A true medium to deep blue self, free from veining, thus has great clarity of color and is more blue than any others of similar color depth. Firm substanced flowers with fine low branching. H.M., A.I.S. 1949. 36 in. $2.50. [Fairmount catalog, 1958]
Other references: AIS Bulletin #216, January 1975, page 17.
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