■(TB) 'Tristram'

1919, Bliss

'Tristram' (Arthur John Bliss 1919) TB, 30", Late bloom. Color Class W3. Standards white; Falls velvet blackish purple heavily veined white at base. R. Wallace & Co. 1919.

* Purple-based foliage.

See below:

• * References

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References:

From Indian Spring Farms catalog, 1927: TRISTRAM (Bliss 1919) 8L S. white tinted lavender; F. velvety, blackish-purple, heavily veined white at the base. A distinct flower of black-and-white effect. 27 inches. 50 cts. each; $1.25 for 3.
From Sam Carpenter catalog, 1925: TRISTRAM (Bliss 1919) - Standards clearest white. Falls deep rich purple, richly reticulated at haft. Distinctive and beautiful. $2.00.
From Maple Valley Iris Gardens catalog, 1937: TRISTRAM (Bliss 1919) L. 32 in. One of the oldest iris we grow, but so unique incolor that everyone admires it. Pure white stands with falls so dark they look black. Stunning by a limestone wall. 20c.
An early reference corroborating 'Tristram' identity is a lantern slide from Wister presentation archived at Swarthmore. See slide collection

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