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(TB) 'Mestor'

1924, Perry

'Mestor' (Amos Perry, 1924) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-R9M.

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From Perry's Hardy Plant Farm catalog, 1924: MESTOR (No. 109). One of my finest seedlings, perfect habit, enormous flowers; S broad and incurved light violet blue; F broad, rich violet-purple overlaid black; bold and impressive. 40/- each
MESTOR (Perry, 1923). A vigorous and free flowering bicolor, very large and impressive. Standards incurved, broad, light violet-blue; falls broad, rich violet purple; 42 inches - $2.00. Longfield Iris Farm catalog, 1930.
 
From Quality Gardens catalog 1930: MESTOR (Perry, 1923) M. 42". Enormous flowers. S. broad and incurved blue purple. F. broad, ricdeep violet purple, overlaid black. Very free flowering. No iris in our garden attracts more attention and admiration. We strongly recommend it to all of our customers. $1.00.

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Topic revision: r7 - 12 May 2019, Betsy881
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