■(TB) 'Byzantium'

1934, Ayers

'Byzantium' (Dr. Wylie McLean Ayres, R. 1932). TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-S4L.

(Ayers 1934); Schreiner 1934; Kellogg 1935; Iris City 1938; R., 1932; Yr. Bk., I.S.(E.) 66: 1932; Synonyms: Byzanthium / Oakhurst 1939); Byzanthum (Flow. Grow. 309. June 1936; Kellogg 1935)

From Schreiners Iris catalog, 1934: BYZANTIUM (Ayres '33). A tan brown overlaid with gold; along the midrib of the standards is a delicate bright line (pencilling) of iridescent blue giving an unusually lovely color combination. The blue is almost turquoise in certain lights and adds charm and refinement to the whole flower. Good grower, mid-season and 32" high. Many of the visitors in Dr. Ayres' garden mentioned that they liked this better than Jean Cayeux. It is especially noted for not fading in a hot sun. Stock very limited. $20.00.

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References:

Schreiner’s Iris Gardens. & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1934). An iris lover’s catalog, 1934 (p. 7). Schreiner’s Iris Gardens. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58694465
Over-the-Garden-Wall (Firm), Kellogg, Louise W., Kellogg, Willard M., Mrs. L.W. Kellogg (Firm), & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1935). Irises that are growing Over-the-Garden-Wall : summer 1935, spring 1936 (p. 6). Mrs. L.W. Kellogg. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58892421
Robert Wayman (Firm), Wayman, Robert., & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1942). Rare irises and peonies, 1942 (p. 9). Robert Wayman. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60875643
Cooley’s Gardens. & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1938). Cooley’s Gardens : Silverton, Oregon 1938(p. 10). Cooley’s Gardens. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43896872
Iris City Gardens (Brentwood, Tenn.) & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1938). Iris garden guide, 1938. Iris City Gardens. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60027546
America Iris Society. Alphabetical Iris Check List, edited by Ethel Anson S. Peckham. (1939). American Iris Society, 1939 (p. 143).

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