■(TB) 'Albert Victor'

1885 Barr

'Albert Victor' ( Barr & Sons, 1885), TB, Midseason bloom, Color Class-B1M; Light blue I. pallida type. Fragrant. High Commendation (R.H.S.) 1903, shown by Veitch; High Commendation (R.H.S.) 1916; (Peckham, 1940, p. 86)

See below:

• * References
• * Nursery Listings

References:

"Color effect a lavender-violet self. Standards lavender-violet tinged chestnut-brown to violet at base. Falls pleroma violet fading to lavender on the outer haft and edge. Beard medium fine, projecting, bluish white, orange tipped. Large flowers, well formed and borne on exceptionally tall stems. The heavier stem. the broader foliage, and the larger, less-compact flower head distinguish it from Iris pallida var. australis. Its good substance, clear color, and fine, tho bitterish, perfume make it a favorite garden and cut flower. Rating 79." [Cornell Extension Bulletin #112, p 60]
The 1919 catalog of The Wing Seed Co. notes: "ALBERT VICTOR — (Pall.) Beautiful warm lavender, giving an effect of light and dark shading on account of the ruffling and curling of the divisions. All divisions broad, long and full. S. incurved; F. drooping. Great flowers of fine form and splendid substance. Forty inches. 15c"
Peckham, E. (Ed.). (1940). Alphabetical iris check list: 1939. The American Iris Society.
In Sturtevant's 1922 catalog as "Albert Victor (1885) — A light Hyssop Violet self, large 7 , fragrant, and of pallida habit. 42 in. A.M., R.H.S. -25 "
References Barr's catalog 1885; 1938; The Garden 8: August 1919; Wing 1920; Sheets 1928; Berry 1938; Katkamier 1938; Wild 1939; Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 53: Pt 1, page 131. January 1930 Trials. Recieved a High Commendation By Royal Horticultural Society 1903, shown by Veitch; Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 28: 186, October 1903 Trials; Recieved a High Commendation by Royal Horticultural Society in 1916, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 42: September Trials clix.

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Nursery Listings:

• Barr. 1885,1886,1887,1890,1938
• Berry. 1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1933,1935,1936,1938
• Brand. 1921,1922,1932
• Katkamier 1936,1939
• Sheets 1928
• Sturtevant 1922
• Wild 1939
• Wing 1919

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