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(TB) 'Alice'

1939, Bengough

'Alice' ( N. J. Bengough, R. 1939). TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-B1M. ' Mrs. Valerie West' X 'Hurley'. Highly Commended 1938, Iris Society (Eng.). Strong fragrance.

There were three other cultivars that had been previously named Alice, all of which the 1939 checklist considered obsolete when it was published. They were 'Alice' by Lémon (before 1858); 'Alice' by John Salter (1859): and 'Alice' by Caparne (1902).

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References

American Iris Society. (n.d.). Alphabetical iris check list 1949: compiled from the records of the Registrar, Charles E.F. Gersdorff and Assistant Registrar, Mrs. Walter Colquitt, (p. 32). The American Iris Society.
Peckham, E. (Ed.). (1940). Alphabetical iris check list: 1939, (p. 88). The American Iris Society.

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