1937, Washington
'The Bishop' (Thomas Washington, R. 1937) TB. Early midseason bloom. Color Class B7D. Honorable Mention 1939.
THE BISHOP See below: (Washington 1937) M. A smoothly finished long flower of intense Bishop's purple. The standards are large and well domed, the large falls are slightly flaring, and of very firm substance and texture. H. M., A. I. S. 1938. Per. R. 87 1939. 38 in. $1.00. [Mrs. Thomas Nesmith, Fairmount Gardens Catalog, Lowell, Massachusetts, A Selected List of Bearded Iris, Catalog, 1948]
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THE BISHOP (Washington 1937) M. A smoothly finished long flower of intense Bishop's purple. The standards are large and well domed, the large falls are slightly flaring, and of very firm substance and texture. H. M., A. I. S. 1938. Per. R. 87 1939. 38 in. $1.00. _[Mrs. Thomas Nesmith, Fairmount Gardens Catalog, Lowell, Massachusetts, A Selected List of Bearded Iris, Catalog, 1948]_ |
For a dark iris with a texture like satin rather than velvet, I would get THE BISHOP (13). It might just as well be classed as a dark purple, but either way I would want it as it is good every year. [Wills, Jesse, (1943). Older Iris I would Buy Again, American Iris Society Bulletin, 89(April 1943), 14.] |
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jpg | IMG_7371.jpg | manage | 301 K | 21 Dec 2018 - 00:09 | Main.davepote | Photo by David Potembski, Presby 2016, Bed location 28-24. |
jpg | IMG_7814.jpg | manage | 362 K | 21 Dec 2018 - 18:25 | Main.davepote | Photo by David Potembski, Presby 2016, Bed location 28-24. |
jpg | The Bishop.jpg | manage | 336 K | 26 Sep 2021 - 03:37 | Main.davepote | Photo by David Potembski taken in my garden 2021, Finksburg, MD |
jpg | TheBishopAA.jpg | manage | 43 K | 07 Mar 2011 - 19:05 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Argyle Acres |
jpg | TheBishopBHI.jpg | manage | 90 K | 24 Nov 2011 - 00:23 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | the-bishop1-16.jpg | manage | 264 K | 02 Jul 2016 - 22:26 | Main.mikeu | Photo taken at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens by Mike Unser |