(TB) 'Breath O' Killarney'

1956, O'Brien

'Breath O' Killarney' (Mrs. Carroll O'Brien, R. 1956). Seedling# 51-4. TB, 36" (91 cm), Early midseason bloom. Color Class-YG1L, Light yellow-green self (sap green, Wilson 62/3). 'Green Pastures' X O'Brien seedling# 48-13: ('Sweet Alibi' x 'Easter Morn'). Tell 1956.

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From Tell’s Iris Garden catalog, 1958: BREATH O'KILLARNEY (Mrs. C. C. O'Brien, Greensboro, N. C.). Early Midseason. 36 inches. (Green Pastures x 48-13: Sweet Alibi x Easter Morn). Overall sap-green (Wilson 62-3) self, ruffled, flaring, heavily substanced. Unmistakable individuality and charm. Winner of the North Carolina Iris Society's President's Cup in 1956 and H.C. the same year. $25.00
From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: BREATH O'KILLARNEY (O'Brien '58) EM-36". Well named new beauty in over-all sap-green. Nicely ruffled, flaring, heavy substance. Has unmistakable individuality & charm; will be widely sought now that it is getting down into the popular price class. Was introduced at $25. Won President's Cup North Carolina Iris Society in '56. HC'56 Green Pastures X Sweet Alibi x Easter Morn. Regularly $3.00; on $10 order $1.85; on $25 order $1.25; 3 for $3.20; 10 for $9.60.

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