■(TB) 'Birthstone'

1978, Babson

'Birthstone' (Sanford Babson, R. 1977). Seedling# V134-3. TB, 38" (97 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards pastel greenish ecru; falls white, edged pastel greenish ecru; blue beard. Seedling# R21-1: (('Goodness' x ('Voodoo' x 'Storm Warning')) x ('Angel Curls' x 'Pretty Carol')) X seedling# R67-11: ('Apropos' x (('Blarney Stone' x 'Commentary') x 'Stargazer')). Melrose Gardens 1978. Honorable Mention 1980.

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Frim the 1978 Melrose Gardens catalog: BIRTHSTONE: (Sanford Babson '78) Tall Bearded 38" Sdlg. V134-3 ((Goodness x (Voodoo x Storm Warning)) x (Angel Curls x Pretty Carol))) X (Apropos x ((Blarney Stone x Commentary) x Stargazer)). High-domed standards glint in pale topaz yellow deepening toward the fluted perimeters to a fuller topaz or gilt. Moonstone white falls are outlined in topaz ruffles. Sapphire blue beards complete this bejeweled montage of precious stones. Widely branched stems and lots of buds. …..25.00. Illustrated inside front cover.
BIRTHSTONE (Babson ’78). . .This is an exciting iris with lots of green influence, extremely smooth and clean. Standards are pastel greenish ecru; falls are white, edged color of stands. Beards are blue; branching and bud count, excellent. An excellent per- former. [F. G. Stephenson, (VA), “1980 Iris Season Reviewed in Virginia”, The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 239 (October 1980): 43.]

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