William Backhouse
b 1807 d 1869
Wolsingham, Durham, England
William BackhouseFl. white; perianth segments ovate, blunt, prominently mucronate, spreading, with midrib showing, overlapping at base only; the inner segments only very slightly mucronate, with margins wavy; corona short funnel-shaped, ribbed, opening lemon yellow, becoming white, with mouth straight and frilled. Resembles ‘Queen of England’. ‘Minnie Hume’ absorbed ‘Queen of England’.
'Vincenti Minnie Hume'
Minnie Hume, 3 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #57783 Ross Hornsby, USAMinnie Hume, 3 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #57782 Ross Hornsby, USAMinnie Hume, 3 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #57781 Ross Hornsby, USAMinnie Hume, 3 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #43828 Charles Thonger, England