Difference: TbDarkBoatman (r14 vs. r13)
■(TB) 'Dark Boatman'
1954, Cook
'Dark Boatman' ( Paul Cook, R. 1953) Seedling 3850. TB, 34" (86 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards anthracene-violet, Falls falls velvety black, tinged dark anthracene-violet; beard dark bluish violet (Ridgway). 'Black Forest'x sdlg. seedling 12047: ( 'Modoc' x 'Black Wings') x 'Sable') x ( 'Sable' x ( 'Modoc' x 'Black Wings')). Longfield 1954. High Commendation 1952. Honorable Mention 1954; Award of Merit 1956.
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| From Iris Test Garden catalog, 1958: DARK BOATMAN. (Cook 1954). M. 35 in. One of Mr. Cook's finest new darks. A velvety Iris, exceptionally rich, solid coloring of intense deep violet with more velvety blackish falls. Identical colored beard and smooth unveined haft. H. M. 1954. A. M. 1956. $9.00. |
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