(TB) 'Belmont'

1938, Williams

'Belmont' (Thomas A. Williams, 1938) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-B1M. R., 1935. Nursery listings: Iris City Gardens; 1938; Wayman; 1943. 'Souv. De Mme Gaudichau' x 'Ann Page'.

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From Fairmount Gardens catalog, 1942: BELMONT (Williams 1938) M. L. A clear blue iris of deeper tone than Waverly and liked by many even better. The large ruffled flowers have firm substance and the well branched stalks are strong and sturdy. Per. R. 86 1941. 40 in. $1.00.
BELMONT (Williams, T. A.): An old iris, but a good performer that has never had its due. I have Annabel, Blue Zenith, Bandmaster, The Admiral, Castalia, Great Lakes, Sierra Blue, Shining Waters and many others, but more visitors raved over Belmont this year than over any other blue in my garden except Blue Rhythm. John Dolman, Swarthmore, Pa. [“Varietal Comments” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 103, (October 1946): 60.]
Catalog References: Fairmount 1942; Iris City 1938; Tell 1947; Wayman 1943.

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