Mrs. J. (Barbara) Abel Smith
b 1914 d 1995
Letty Green, Hertfordshire, England
Mrs. J. (Barbara) Abel SmithGeorge H. Johnstone, England
Year Registered: 1944
Elspeth x Laity
Green Howard
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year Registered: 1958
Green Island x Chinese White
Aircastle
Fl. 82 mm wide, pale yellow; perianth segments broadly ovate, rounded at apex, slightly truncate, a little reflexed, overlapping half; the inner segments only slightly narrower; corona shallow bowl- shaped, densely ribbed, with mouth expanded and in places split and overlapping, rim notched and crenate. Resembles ‘Green Howard’ but with the perianth remaining yellow.
Minster Lodge, 3 Y-Y, Mrs. J. (Barbara) Abel Smith, England, 1977
Photo #5988 George Tarry, England