de Graaff Bros., the Netherlands
Year Registered: 1887
Empress x N. albescens
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William Backhouse, England
Year Registered: 1869
N. abscissus
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Perianth segments broadly ovate, inflexed, with margins wavy, overlapping one-third; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, twisted; corona cylindrical, smoothly angled, with rim neatly rolled. Madame de Graaff coloring, i.e., creamy white.
Vestal Virgin, 1 W-W, Henry Backhouse, England, 1908
Photo #43564 Albert F. Calvert, England