Mrs. R.O. (Sarah) Backhouse
b 1857 d 1921
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Mrs. R.O. (Sarah) BackhousePerianth segments pure white; corona bright scarlet-orange. Description according to Hints for Forcing Dutch Bulbs: “perianth creamy-white, cup yellow edged red”. According to theh 1930 catalog of Barr & Wellband, the corona is described as bright scarlet-orange.
Alcida, 3 W-O, Mrs. R.O. (Sarah) Backhouse, England, 1921
Photo #45941 Oregon Bulb Farms, USAAlcida, 3 W-O, Mrs. R.O. (Sarah) Backhouse, England, 1921
Photo #6164 Willis H. Wheeler, USA