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Journal de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1922, Tome XXIII, p. 217 Bulletin de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1934, 6e série, Tome I, p. 140: Orion (1919). |
Vilmorin-Andrieu & Cie, plantes 1931, p. 63. Vilmorin-Andrieux, iris des jardins 1938, p. 14. Note: year is 1922. |
From Quality Gardens catalog 1930: ORION (Vilmorin, 1926) M. 36" Enormous flower. A greatly improved Alcazar. Its colors are clearer and it is very much more refined than Alcazar. S. smoky violet. F. velvety blackish violet, long bright yellow beard. $2.50. |