(TB) 'Jelloway'

1937, Parker

'Jelloway' (J. B. Parker, R. 1935). TB, Late midseason bloom, Color Class-Y4D. 'Afterglow' x Unknown) for several generations x Williamson seedling. Honorable Mention 1937; Award of Merit 1938. Over The Garden Wall 1937.

NOTE: Mr. Parker named this iris for a creek running through the Ohio farm where he was born. Citations: A.I.S. Bulletin 66:88 Sept. 1937; A.I.S. Bulletin 71:37 Oct. 1938.

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Awaiting original catalog description
Jelloway lacked substance here[Williamson garden, IN] as it has in every garden where I've seen it during the past three seasons. [A.I.S. Bulletin 72:8 Jan. 1939]
Jelloway: (Parker). Flower of good substance except standards seem rather fragile, well formed closed standards, well branched; striking feature the brilliant golden yellow color free from marking, a classy flower. [Belsley, Ray J. (1939), Varietal Comments. Bulletin of the American Iris Society 074(July), 15.]
From Fairmount Gardens catalog, 1938: JELLOWAY (Parker 1936) A splendid new yellow of fine form and substance. A clear lemon chrome self with a few deeper yellow venations at the haft. Rich yellow beard. H. M., A. I. S. 1937. 38 in. $10.00.

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