■(TB) 'Othello'

1848, Lémon

'Othello' (Jean-Nicolas Lémon, 1848) TB Midseason bloom. Color Class B3D. Standards spectrum violet; falls very dark velvety purple; orange-white beard.

See below:

• References
• Synonyms

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References

Journal de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1922, Tome XXIII, p. 217.
From Wing Seed catalog, 1919: "OTHELLO — (Syn. Sappho.) (Neg.) S. rich blue; F. deep dark velvety purple; style arms purple-blue. All divisions long and narrow. Very handsome. Thirty inches. 25c."
From Fryer's catalog, 1921: "tandards rich blue; Falls deep dark velvety purple. Tall and handsome. 30". 20¢.
From H. P. Simpson catalog, 1922: OTHELLO (Lemon, about 1848) S. rich blue; F. deep purple. One of the best of the older, varieties. A large bloom of this coloring would be indeed an acquisition, but I know of none such. 25-30 inch. 25c."

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Synonyms

Sappho Neglecta, Berlin; mixed with National; not synonym: 'Sapho' (Lémon, 1840).

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Culture

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