Mrs. R.O. (Sarah) Backhouse
b 1857 d 1921
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Mrs. R.O. (Sarah) BackhouseA desciption according to the 1943 J.R. McLean catalog: “Perfect broad-petal, star-shaped perianth of pure cream-white, with finely proportioned, wide mouthed trumpet of primrose, changing to cream-white, just a shade deeper than the perianth. Produces fine large, hard bulbs, free flowering, with long stately stems.”
Silver Star, 2 W-YWW, Mrs. R.O. (Sarah) Backhouse, England, 1921
Photo #53676 J.R. McLean Catalog, USASilver Star, 2 W-YWW, Mrs. R.O. (Sarah) Backhouse, England, 1921
Photo #6287 Willis H. Wheeler, USA