1964, Smith
'Gertrude Wister' ( Catherine & and Kenneth D. Smith , R. 1961). Sdlg. Seedling# 60-56. TB, 35" (89 cm), Midseason to very late bloom. Color Class-B1L, Light cadet blue. 'Inland Sea' X ( 'Lake George' x 'Dolly Lorey'). Smith 1964.
GERTRUDE WISTER See below: M. to V.L. 35" $25.00 Net. INLAND SEA X (LAKE GEORGE X DOLLY LOREY). Light cadet blue, according to Ridgway; a lovely clear color, deeper in tone than DOLLY LOREY. Standards are closed and domed; rounded ruffled falls flare horizontally to form a flower 7" wide. The graceful stalk has five branches plus terminal, the two lower branches, rebranched. Chosen by Mrs. John C. Wister to bear her name. H.C. '62. [ Iris Originations of Catherine and Kenneth Smith, 1964 Introductions. Advertisement. AIS Bulletin #177(April 1965): 56.]
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GERTRUDE WISTER M. to V.L. 35" $25.00 Net. INLAND SEA X (LAKE GEORGE X DOLLY LOREY). Light cadet blue, according to Ridgway; a lovely clear color, deeper in tone than DOLLY LOREY. Standards are closed and domed; rounded ruffled falls flare horizontally to form a flower 7" wide. The graceful stalk has five branches plus terminal, the two lower branches, rebranched. Chosen by Mrs. John C. Wister to bear her name. H.C. '62. [Iris Originations of Catherine and Kenneth Smith, 1964 Introductions. Advertisement. AIS Bulletin #177(April 1965): 56.] |
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