(IB) 'Priscilla'

1942, Whiting

'Priscilla' ( Mrs. C. Whiting, R. 1940) IB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-WW. Locust fragrance. 'Purissima' x 'Blue Waves'. Whiting 1942. Honorable Mention 1943; Award of Merit 1947. Citations: A.I.S. Bulletin 90:4(July 1943); A.I.S. Bulletin 106:125(July 1947).

Note: Some sources now consider this BB. See BB 'Priscilla'.

"Priscilla (Whiting '42) is still a most outstanding white. Its purity of color, a clean pure white with no markings whatever, its white beard and beautiful flaring form give it a distinction not surpassed by any white iris. Priscilla was tall in the Long's gardens as it grows in mine and as I have seen it many times. I can see no reason whatever for classifying it as an intermediate, at least from the standpoint of height." [David R. Kinnish, O. S. B., (Kansas), “In Kansas, Missouri and Illinois,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 107, “Iris Ramblings” (October 1947): 43.]

From Fairmount Gardens catalog, 1948: PRISCILLA (Whiting 1942) M. A white that is very white for it has no touch of any other color, even the beard is pure white. It is a gem for any garden. H. M., A. I. S. 1943. A. M., A. I. S. 1947. Per. R. 87 1944. 26 in. Classed as a Border Iris $1.00

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