■(TB) 'Ann Page'
1919, Hort
'Ann Page' (
Sir Arthur Hort, 1919). TB. 42". Midseason bloom. Color Class-B3M.
I. trojana x
'Caterina'. Hort 1919. Sweet fragrance. Award of Merit (RHS) 1920. Synonyms:
Annie Page,
Brown Page.
Nursery listings: Wallace 1919, 1922; Sam Carpenter 1927; Treholme (Sheets) 1928; Quality (Pattison) 1931; Orpington 1938; Tip Top 1938; Vilm. 1938; Wells 1938; Katkamier 1939.
Additional nurseries not listed: Tip Top
1936.
See below:
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References:
From R. Wallace Co. catalog, 1922: ANN PAGE (Newlands, 1919). A.M., Chelsea, 1920. Lovely pale lavender blue self with large flowers of splendid shape. F long, heavily pencilled with brown at haft. Stem stout and erect. One of Sir A. Hort's best and possibly the finest of the pale purple varieties. 30in. C V.(Illustrated in the Gardeners Chronicle, March 11th, 1922.) See illustration, page 22. 42/- each. |
From Sam Carpenter catalog, 1927: PAGE, ANN (Hort) This is a lovely pale lavender-blue Iris, with the falls heavily pencilled. The flowers are large and of splendid shape. An excellent Iris. $3.00. |
Peckham, E. (Ed.). (1940). Alphabetical iris check list: 1939, (p. 98). The American Iris Society. |
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