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The Robin Hill Azaleas
Evaluation Notes

DATA FROM THE AZALEA STUDBOOKS OF ROBERT D. GARTRELL

Donald H. Voss, Vienna, Virginia

In addition to the books in which he recorded the position of plants in his growing beds, Robert D. Gartrell had a looseleaf notebook in which he recorded his evaluations of plants that he was considering for selection. The contents of one of these notebooks, covering evaluations circa 1972-73, have been preserved. I have the original sheets and copies are in the possession of a number of azalea growers and collectors. A second notebook contained observations circa 1978-80. When the Gartrells moved from Wyckoff, NJ, this notebook disappeared. Fortunately, several weeks before the move, I stayed with the Gartrells for several days and helped Robert label plants that he planned to have moved. During the evenings, I copied the data from the “1980” notebook and have transcribed them onto a set of file cards. The following list is compiled from this record. The entries below are formatted as follows:

  • Identification number/Cultivar name (if applicable)
  • Seed parent
  • Pollen parent
  • [73] or [80] (to designate source notebook)/Growth habit/Foliage color or form
  • Flower type/Flower diameter (inches)/Flower form
  • Corolla color (Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart—1966)
  • Approximate date of bloom in Wyckoff, New Jersey

Abbreviations used: S = single     D = double     HH = hose-in-hose     o.p. = open pollinated
B = broad     F = flat     P = petaloid     T = trumpet     W = wavy     l.l. = lost label

Identification of certain parent plants:

F4-5 = ‘Mucronatum’ open pollinated
H16-1 = ‘Hinodegiri’ x ‘Pearl Bradford’
X71-6 = ‘Nancy of Robinhill’ x “Ledifolium Roseum”>BR> BA = Belgian hybrid No. 1 = “Belgian hybrid” = a Bobbink & Atkins florist azalea
Belgian hybrid No. 2 = “Minton” = another Bobbink & Atkins florist azalea
Lower Rock = lost label, so named from proximity to a large rock in the lawn at Wyckoff
Where parent ID repeatedly shows ‘Glacier’ x ‘Tama-giku’ or ‘Oakland’ x (BA x ‘Carol’), for example, reference is to a single plant of the indicated cross.
RDG used “hose-in-hose” based on appearance; green foliaceous calyx may or may not be present.
For Summary of Registration Data for the Robin Hill Azaleas, see The Azalean 17(1), March 1995.
A12-2 

l.l.
l.l.

A39-7
Louise Gable
Glacier
[73]/--/--
HH/2-1/2/fairly flat 
63B
5-28

C11-2
Vervaeneanum x (Louise Gable x Tama-giku)
(Louise Gable x Tama-giku) x (Kaigetsu x Carol)
[73]/--/--
S/2-1/2/FP, full circle
White, green throat
5-25

D11-9
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
l.l.
[73]/--/--
S/2-1/2 to 3/B, ruffled
62A
5-30

E2-2  Robin Hill Congo
l.l.
l.l.
[80]/low, dense/long, narrow
S/3-1/4/B, some petaloidy
78A
5-10

E14-9
Oakland
Glory
[80]/tall, open/--
HH/2/T, pointed petals
White, to 65B at tips
5-1

H19-9  Maria Derby
Jimmy Coover
Glamour
[73]/dense/dark green
D/2/--
42A, dark spotting
5-30
[80]/dense/dark green
HH/2-1/2/BTW, petaloidy
42A, 43A, 42B
5-17

J12-1  White Hart
Gumpo x Glacier
Snowclad
[73]/fairly dense/light green
S/3-3/4/ruffled
White, distinct light green spotting
5-28
[80]/fairly dense/light green
S/3-1/4/BFW
White, pale greenish center
5-15

J28-8
Louise Gable
Tama-giku
[73]/dense/dark green
D/2-1/2/B, pompon
47C
5-30

J38-2
BA
Carol
[73]/fairly dense/light green
HH/2/ruffled
63A
5-28

J42-9
Mucronatum o.p.
Bunkwa
[73]/--/--
S/2-1/4/--
76A
5-30

J44-7  Lady Louise
Louise Gable
Tama-giku
[73]/dense/dark green
D-HH/2-1/2/--
48C
5-26
[80]/dense/dark green
S/2-3/4/BFW, petaloidy
44D, 48C, 49A
5-20

K17-3
Osaki [=?]
Gumpo
[80]/--/--
S/2-1/2/T, open
39B, faint red spotting
5-30

K32-7
Oakland
o.p.

K33-6 (= F3G James Gable)

K34-3  Spink
l.l.
l.l.
[73]/medium tall, medium green
HH/1-1/2/funnel shaped
55B, 62A
5-16, 4-24 (blooms with Gable Springtime)
[80]/medium tall/medium green
HH/1-1/2/not flat
68C, 63C, 62A
4-22

K34-4
Melanie
o.p.

K34-5  Glacier

K34-7
BA
Margie

K35-7  Carol

N26-6  Early Beni
Louise Gable
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
[73]/medium dense/dark green
HH/2-1/2/fairly broad, appears double
39A, 41B
5-22, 5-13
[80]/dense/dark green
HH?-D/2-1/2/B
44C, 43B, 41B
5-13

N27-1
Louise Gable
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
[73]/dense/dark green
Very D/2/--
73B
5-26

N31-1  Scott Gartrell
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
Lady Louise
[73]/medium dense/light green
Irregular D/2-1/4/BF, full circle, ruffled
68C, 68A, dark spotting
5-21
[80]/fairly open/light green
HH/2-3/4/BFW, petaloidy
73A, 68B, 73B
5-20

N31-9  Robin Hill Frosty
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
Lady Louise
[73]/--/medium to dark green, narrow-pointed
S/2-3/4 to 3/BF, slightly ruffled
62A, 73C, red stamens, spotting
5-24, 5-13
[80]/fairly dense/dark green
S/2-3/4/BFW
62A, 73B, 73C
5-15

N33-2  Nigel
BA x La Lumiere
BA x La Lumiere (sibling)
[73]/dense/--
S/2-1/4/--
44A
5-22
[80]/very dense/dark green
S/2-1/4/BF
44A, 39A
5-12

N42-6  Bob White
Oakland
Docteur Bergmann
[73]/somewhat open/very dark green
D-HH/2/--
White, faint greenish throat
5-26
[80]/dense/dark green
HH/2-1/4/BFW
White
5-20

N43-7
Oakland
Yozakura
[73]/fairly dense/--
S/2-1/2/B
66C, darker throat
5-14

O35-7
BA
La Lumiere
[73]/dense/--
White

O43-3
Salmon Perfection
“Dwarf Poukhanense”
[73]/fairly dense/--
HH/2-1/2/--
40A, dark spotting
6-18

O46-1
Gumpo x Glacier
Snowclad
[73]/dense/dark green
S/2-3/4/W
White, some splash, greenish throat
5-29

O46-3  Nancy of Robinhill
Vervaeneanum
Lady Louise
[73]/low to medium dense/--
D/3-1/2/very B, very F, P, full circle
65B, 62B, slight red spotting
5-26, 5-19
[80]/very dense/dark green
HH?/3-1/4/BFW
38D, 75C, 63D, 62B, 65B
5-17

O48-6
Louise Gable
Memento x Snowclad
[73]/open/--
D-HH/2-1/2/ruffled
65A
5-30

O45-9
Vervaeneanum
Lady Louise
[73]/possibly open/--
S/2-3/4/--
42A, dark spotting
5-28

P4-6
Glamour
o.p.

P4-7
Mary [Kaempferi hybrid] x Beacon
June Dawn x Macrostemon
[73]/fairly dense/--
D or HH/1-1/2/--
38A
5-26
[80]/fairly dense/medium green
D-HH/2/--
41C, 43D, 43C
5-12

P5-2  Robin Hill Erik
BA
Margie
[73]/HH/2-1/4/--
47C
5-24
[80]/open/medium green
HH/2-1/4/W
41B, 47C, 44A, 43C
5-12

P25-6
l.l.
l.l.
[73]/fairly dense/--
HH/2/--
39A-B, lighter center
5-16

R1-9
Glacier
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/--/rounded
S/2-1/4/B
White, flushed with faint green
5-30

R8-5  Papineau
Glacier
Swansong
[73]/open/light green
S/3-3/4/BF, open circle
White
5-22
[80]/open/medium green
S/3-1/2/BFW
White, very pale greenish throat
5-19

R15-1
Louise Gable
BA x Margie
[73]/somewhat open/--
very D/2-3/4/ruffled
48B
5-26

R27-5
Louise Gable
Dayspring x Vaseyi [=o.p.?]
[73]/fairly dense/--
HH/2-1/2/--
70A-B
5-20

R32-7
Louise Gable
Elizabeth
[80]/open/--
HH/2-1/2/FW, petaloidy
62B, 65A, 68A
5-15

S16-10
Glacier
Lady Louise
[73]/may be dense/--
HH/2-1/4/P
38B
5-30

S19-4
(Jubilee x Macrostemon) x (Mai Hime x
   June Dawn)
Mary x Souvenir
[73]/dense/--
S/3-1/4/B
39B, dark spotting
6-21

S27-1
“Dwarf Poukhanense”
President Roosevelt
[73]/fairly open/--
S/2-1/2/--
78A, dark spotting
5-15

S37-4
Glacier
Lady Louise
[73]/somewhat open/--
S/2-3/4/--
62C, lighter center
5-28

T2-4  Whitehead
Glacier
Getsutoku
[73]/fairly dense/--
S/3/--
[80]/fairly dense/--
S/3-1/4/BFW
39D, 62D, 49B
5-26

T2-6
Glacier
Getsutoku
[80]/fairly dense/medium green
S/3-1/4/BFW
White, with some splash
5-26

T2-8
Oakland
Getsutoku
[73]/may be dense/--
S/3-1/2/very B, FW
43C, dark spotting

T3-1
Oakland
Getsutoku
[73]/somewhat open/--
S/3/--
White, yellow-greenish throat
5-29

T3-4
Oakland
Getsutoku
[73]/--/--
S/3-1/2/B, slightly W 
48C
6-3

T3-6
Oakland
Getsutoku
[80]/White

T3-8
Oakland
Getsutoku
[73]/probably dense/dark green
S/3/B
White, some 65A, some spotting
6-16

T4-2
Oakland
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/medium green
S/3/B
43C, 41B, 44C, dark spotting
6-8, 6-3, 5-29

T4-6
Glacier x (Louise Gable x C8G) [C8G is Lorna
   but RDG said C8G = Gable’s Flame (= C4G!)]
Getsutoku
[73]/--/--
S/3-1/2/ruffled
White, greenish throat, some spotting
6-10
[80]/--/medium green
S/3-1/4/BW
48C, 38C, 48B; margin grades to white
6-2

T5-2  Dorothy Hayden
Glacier x (Louise Gable x C8G) [C8G is Lorna
   but RDG said C8G = Gable’s Flame (= C4G!)]
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/--
S/2-3/4/very B, F, petals overlap
White, very faint greenish throat
6-12, 6-7
[80]/dense/medium green
S/3-1/2/BFW
White, faint greenish throat
5-27

T5-9
Lady Louise
Joga
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/BW
62D, 67C
6-18, 5-24
Also: HH/2-1/4 

T5-10
Glacier x (Louise Gable x C8G) [C8G is Lorna
   but RDG said C8G = Gable’s Flame (= C4G!)]
Getsutoku
[73]/--/medium green
S/3-1/4/BFW
62D, broad white margin, large red spotting
6-18
Also: 2-1/2/funnel/68C/faint spotting 

T7-4
Hinodegiri x Pearl Bradford
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/--
S/3/BF
39B
6-12
[80]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3/BFW
43C, 40C, 48B
5-22

T7-8
Lady Louise
Heiwa
[73]/S/3-1/4/BW
White, light greenish throat
6-6

T7-10
Mai-hime x Jubilee
Getsutoku
[73]/--/dull green
S/3-1/2/BFW
65B, splash, variable, dark spotting
6-8
also White self, much splash 73C, white margin

T9-8
Lady Louise
Getsutoku
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3/B
White, green throat
6-10

T10-3
Lady Louise
Getsutoku
[73]/fairly dense/--
S/3/B
48C
6-8

T10-8
Lady Louise
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/--
Irregular D/--/B, full-faced
White
5-22

T10-9
Lady Louise x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/BF
55B
6-17
[80]/--/dark green
S/3-1/2/BFW
52D, 51B, 48C, lighter toward center 
6-1

T11-1
Lady Louise
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/dark green
S/4/B, very F, not full circle
62A
6-17

T11-2
Lady Louise
Getsutoku

T11-6
Lady Louise
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/--
S/3/B
White, pale greenish throat, much spotting
6-18

T12-2
Lady Louise
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/very B, F
White, almost self
6-12

T12-4
Lady Louise
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/very B, F
White, faint light greenish throat
6-8

T13-4
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
Getsutoku
[73]/S/3-1/2/B
68B
6-1

T13-6  Robin Hill Gillie
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
Getsutoku
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/BFW, quite ruffled
44B, 44C, dark spotting
5-30, 5-23
[80]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/BFW
42B-C, 41B, 42C
5-17

T13-8  Greta
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
Getsutoku
[73]/very dense/dark green
S/3/BF
63B, 62A
6-3, 5-16
[80]very dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/BFW
68B, 63C, 62A
5-18
[May tentatively have been labeled ULTIMAR]

T14-9
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/BFW, ruffled
73C, white margin, light purple splash,
   distinct spotting
6-3

T14-10  Lady Robin
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/S/3-1/2/very B, somewhat ruffled
White, or light pink margined white, variable
5-30, 6-1
[80]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/BFW
White, tinted 38D, 75C, 69D [spotting 
  yellow-green over white; dark purplish
  red over purplish pink ground color]
5-25

T15-1
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/fairly dense/--
S/2-1/2/F
49D, shading lighter to edge
6-1

T15-7
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/probably dense/--
S/3-1/4/very B, F, very ruffled, lobes recurve
49A
6-18

T15-8  Sir Robert
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/open/--
S/2-3/4/F, somewhat ruffled
Light pink (55D), lighter margin
6-30
Also: 3-3/4 dia., very good
[80]/fairly open/medium green
S/3/BFW
39D, 65C, 62D
5-28

T16-1
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/open/dark green
White

T16-4
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku

T16-7  Madame Mab Chalon
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/medium spreading/very dark green
S/3-1/2/very B, very F, much ruffled
49A, shading to lighter center
5-30, 5-23
Also: 65C, some stripes
[80]/fairly open/dark green
S/3-1/4/BFW
White tinted 38D; 39C, 49A
5-25

T16-8
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/somewhat open/dark green
S/3-1/2/B
49A, lighter center
6-9
[80]/fairly open/dark green
S/3-1/4/BFW
White tinted 39C; 62C, 48B
5-23

T16-10  Talbot
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/dark green
S/2-1/2/B, ruffled
38D
6-10
[80]/dense/dark green
S/3/BFW
65A with white margin, 49B, 38D
6-5

T17-2
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/probably dense/--
S/very B, F, very ruffled, closed circle
48B
5-29

T17-5  Hilda Niblett
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/B, ruffled
38B
6-19
[80]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/BFW
56A, 62A, 49B
5-29

T17-6
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/very B, F, ruffled
52C
6-10

T17-7  White Moon
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/very B, F, ruffled, 6 petals
White, some variability
6-6, 6-1
[80]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/BFW
White with some splash
5-27

T18-1  Roddy
Treasure x F4-5
Getsutoku
[73]/probably dense/dark green
HH/2-1/2/P
55C
6-18
[The 1973 listing showed Lady Louise x Tama-sugata.  Other entries 
from this period refer to T18-1 as the Treasure cross above.  But 
note discrepancies in habit, flower form and size.]
[80]/fairly open/medium green
S/3-1/2/BFW
White
5-18

T18-3  Gresham
Treasure x F4-5
Getsutoku
[73]/probably open/dark green
S/2-3/4/B
39D
6-20
[80]/fairly open. dark green   
S/3/BW
65D, 65C with lighter throat
6-5

T19-3
Mucronatum
Getsutoku
[73]/fairly dense/--
S/3/B, ruffled
68B
6-6

T19-4
[not in Stud Books]

T19-5
(Kaigetsu x Carol) x Royalty
Getsutoku
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3-1/2 to 4/B, ruffled
White, some splash
6-13

T19-7
(Kaigetsu x Carol) x Royalty
Getsutoku
[73]/--/dark green
S/3-1/4/B, full circle
White, some splash, greenish throat
6-3
Also: good form

T20-2
(Kaigetsu x Carol) x Royalty
Getsutoku
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3/B
White, faint greenish throat, some splash
6-18
[80]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3/BW
White with some splash
5-26

T20-7  Robin Hill Elsa
Treasure x Mavis
Getsutoku
[73]/dense/--
S/3-1/2/B, ruffled
White, pink marking, some splash
6-8
Also: color variable
[80]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3/BFW
White margined 76C, 65C, 65B
5-22

T20-8
Lady Louise
Heiwa
[73]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/BF, ruffled
38A
6-12

T21-1  Redmond
Lady Louise
Heiwa
[73]very compact/very dark green, rounded
S/4 to 4-1/4/very B, F, full circle
43C, red spotting
6-10, 6-6
[80]/very dense/dark green
S/3-3/4/BFW
39B, 44D, 43C
5-23

T21-2  Christie
Lady Louise
Heiwa
[73]/dense/dark green
S/2-1/2/fairly B, T
62D, 62C, lighter throat
6-10
[80]/S/3/BT
62C
6-4

T21-3  Robin Hill Wendy
Lady Louise
Heiwa
[73]/dense/--
S/3/BW
38B
6-18
[80]/dense/medium green
S/3/BW
49B, 73D, 38B
5-30

T21-5
Lady Louise
Heiwa
[73]/somewhat open/--
S/3-1/4/B, ruffled
41C, dark spotting
6-5

T21-9  Corry
Mucronatum
Heiwa
[73]/fairly open/--
S/3-1/2/B
73A, some white
5-29
[80]/fairly dense/medium green
S/3/BFW
49A with white margin, 81C, 80B
5-30
[49A is clearly an error]

T22-1
Mucronatum
Heiwa
[73]/--/dark green
S/3/BF, ruffled
White, flushed pink, some splash
6-8

T22-2
Mucronatum
Heiwa

T22-5  Sara Holden
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/BF, slightly ruffled
White, some splash, faint greenish throat 
5-23, 5-16
[80]/fairly open/dark green
S/3-1/4/BFW
White, margin 38C
5-15

T22-7  Betty Layman
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/BF, ruffled, 6 petals
43C, dark spotting; 39B
5-23, 5-16
[80]/dense/dark green
S/3/BFW
41C, 49B, 44D
5-15

T23-2
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/open/dark green
S/3/BF
39A
6-18

T23-3
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/B
62A
5-26

T23-4  Eliza Scott
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/dense, spreading/--
S/3-1/2/B, not quite F, W
62A, 67C, red spotting
5-26, 5-31
[80]/fairly dense/medium green
S/3-1/4/BFW, petaloidy
63C, 68A, 62A
5-24

T23-10  Mrs. Villars
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/fairly dense/--
S/3-1/2/BFW
White, almost self, some splash,
   pale greenish throat
6-5, 5-31
[80]/fairly dense/medium green
S/3-1/2/BFW
White; 49B with white margin
5-29

T24-2
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/B, very ruffled
57C
5-30

T24-5  Welmet
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
D/3-1/2/BF, 6 petals
65A, 63B, red spotting
5-28
[80]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/BFW
72D, 62A, 63C
5-23

T24-8  Robin Dale
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/spreading/--
“trying to double”/3-1/2/BF, ruffled
White, some splash, greenish throat
5-26, 5-21
[80]/fairly open/medium green
S/3-1/4/BFW
White, with splash
5-22

T24-9
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/open/dull green
S/3-3/4/B
62A, 67D, 55B, strong red spotting
6-10, 5-31, 5-24

T25-4
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/--/dark green
S/3/BF
White, pale greenish throat, some splash
6-13

T25-5
Oakland
Heiwa
[73]/open/dark green
S/3-1/2/BW
43C
5-30

T28-5
Amagasa
Lady Louise
[73]/--/dark green
S/3/BW
44B
6-8

T28-6
Amagasa
Lady Louise
[73]/dense/dark green
S/3/B
43A
6-1

T28-8
[Amagasa]
[Lady Louise]
[73]/dense/dark green
S/2/B
42A
5-24

T28-10  Watchet
Amagasa
Lady Louise
[73]/very dense/very dark green
S/3-1/4/B, not F, ruffled
55C, 49A, small red spotting
5-30, 5-31
Also: ROSALBA replaced with WATCHET
[80]/very dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/BW
62C, 49A, 55C
5-26

T29-1
Amagasa
Lady Louise
[73]/fairly dense/--
S/3/--
47B
6-18

T29-2
Amagasa
Lady Louise
[73]/--/dark green
S/2-3/4/B
54[letter illegible], lighter throat
6-3

T29-3
Amagasa
Lady Louise

T29-9
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
Amagasa
[73]/--/dark green
S/2-1/2/ruffled
44A, dark spotting
5-26
[80]/fairly open/medium green
S/2-3/4/BTW
42B, 34A, 43A
5-19

T31-7
Lady Louise
Amagasa
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
HH-irregular D/2-3/4/BF
52B, 51A, 52B
5-29
Also: poor flower form

T32-5
Copperman o.p. x (Jimmy Coover x Picador)
Amagasa
[73]/dense/light green
S/2-1/4/round
White, some margined, some splash
6-5

T33-1
Copperman o.p. x (Jimmy Coover x Picador)
Amagasa
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
S/3/BW
44A
6-8

T34-2
Copperman x (Jimmy Coover x Picador)
Amagasa
[73]/very dense/very dark green
S/2-1/2/fairly B, flower in leaves
42A
6-8

T35-2
Copperman o.p. x (Jimmy Coover x Picador)
Amagasa
[73]/--/very dark green
bright orange red
Also: is it hardy?

T35-10
Emile Roussave x Carol
Eikan

T36-2
Emile Roussave x Carol
Eikan
[73]/probably dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/very B
43C, large dark spotting
6-18

T36-3  Pat Erb
Lady Louise
Tama-sugata
[73]/very dense/dark green
HH-D/2/P
37C-D
6-8
[80]/very dense/medium green
HH?/2/W, petaloidy
White flushed 37C, 56B with light throat
6-7

T36-6  Conversation Piece
Emile Roussave x Carol
Eikan
[73]/very dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/BF, ruffled, almost full circle
62C, 73C, broad white margin, red spotting
Very variable, some splash, some solid
5-18
[80]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/BFW
69C, 68C, 73C {variable pattern}
6-1
[Had been tentatively called EFFIE BUNCE]


T36-10
Lady Louise
Eikan
[73]/dense/--
S/3/BF, ruffled
54B, 52C, red spotting

T37-1
Lady Louise
Eikan
[73]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/2/very B, P, very ruffled
38A, dark spotting
6-1

T37-2
Lady Louise
Eikan
[73]/possibly later dense/dark green
S/3-3/4/very B, F, ruffled, almost closed circle
48C, 49A
6-5, 6-4
Also: or 2-1/2”

T37-4  Gwenda
Lady Louise
Eikan
[73]/possibly flat later/dark green
S/3-3/4/very BFW (very good form)
65D, 56B, small spotting
6-2, 6-1
[80]/fairly open/dark green
S/3/BFW
62C, 56B, white tinted 62C
5-30

T37-6
Lady Louise
Eikan

T37-7
Lady Louise
Eikan
[73]/fairly dense/very dark green
S/3-1/4/some petals recurve
44B
5-30

T38-2
Louise Gable
Shinnyo-no-hikari
[73]/dense/very dark green
S/2-3/4/B
68A
5-29

T38-5  George Harding
Louise Gable
Shinnyo-no-hikari
[80]/open/medium green
S/3/BFW
47D, 42C, 45B
5-26

T38-9
Louise Gable
Shinnyo-no-hikari
[73]/HH/2/B, full circle
47C
6-10

T39-1
Louise Gable
Shinnyo-no-hikari
[73]/--/very dark green
HH/2-1/2/--
50B
6-1
Also: poor form, take out

T39-3
Louise Gable
Shinnyo-no-hikari
[73]/--/medium green
S/2-1/4/F
62B, slightly darker spotting
5-22, 6-10

T39-6
Louise Gable
Shinnyo-no-hikari
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
HH/2-3/4/BP
47D
6-1
Also: good form

T40-2
Oakland
Shinnyo-no-hikari
[73]/--/dark green
S/2-3/4/open petals
51A, 53D
6-5, 5-24
 
T41-2
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
Shinnyo-no-hikari
Also: not good enough

T41-4
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
Shinnyo-no-hikari
[73]/fairly open/--
S/2-1/2/W
White, greenish throat
5-30

T42-9
Oakland
Shinnyo-no-hikari
[73]/fairly dense/--
S/3-1/2/BF
White, pale greenish throat

T43-1
Oakland
Yozakura
[73]/open/dark green
S/2-1/2/fairly B, T
49A, 38A, lighter center, small spotting
5-29

T45-3  Ormsby
Louise Gable
Yozakura
[73]/very dense/--
very D/2-1/2/B, full circle
39A
5-22
Also: very good, showy
[80]/very dense/medium green
HH/2-1/2/BW, petaloidy
43C, 43D, 41C
5-28

T45-9
Yozakura
Carol

T46-7
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
Belgian hybrid No. 2 x Carol
[73]/--/medium green
HH/3/fairly B, W
62A, 66C, dark red spotting
5-23

T47-1
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
Belgian hybrid No. 2 x Carol
[73]/somewhat open/--
HH/2-1/2/--
66C, dark spotting
5-22

T47-9
Oakland
Lady Louise
[73]/open/medium green
S/2-1/2/fairly B, T
38D, lighter throat; 38B; strong green spotting
5-28

T48-3
Oakland
Lady Louise
[73]/--/dark green
HH-irregular/2-1/4/P
66A, 63B, 67C, dark spotting, red stamens
5-29, 5-20

T48-6
Oakland
Lady Louise
[73]/fairly dense/medium green
Some doubling/3-1/4/B, overlapping lobes
68A-B, 73A, dark spotting
5-28

T49-3  Robin Hill Palmyra
Oakland
Lady Louise
[73]/somewhat open/--
Semi-D/2-1/4/very frilly
62A
5-22
[80]/open/medium green
Irregular D/22-3/4/BW
72D, 68B, 67C
5-13

T49-4  Verena
Oakland
Lady Louise
[73]/fairly dense/--
S/2-1/4/--
69A, greenish throat
5-26
[80]/fairly open, medium green
S/2-1/2/(BTW?)
73D, 65C, 75B
5-15

T49-5
Oakland
Lady Louise
[73]/somewhat open/--
HH/2-1/2/--
65B
5-28

T50-4
Oakland
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/fairly dense/--
HH/1-1/4/--
White, greenish throat
5-29

T50-5
Oakland
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/dense/--
HH/2-1/4/--
White, greenish throat, some splash
5-15
[80]/dense/medium green
HH?/2-1/4/B
White, conspicuous yellow-green spotting
5-15

T50-8  Olga Niblett
Oakland
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/2/--
White, pale greenish throat
5-28
[Note: ‘Olga Niblett’ was named at the request of George Beasley, 
whose plant had been seen by Elsley of Wayside; examination of 
the Beasley plant and other RDG notations indicate that the Beasley 
plant is T50-8, not T50-5.]

T53-7
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
Beacon x Carol
[73]/HH/2-3/4/--
63B
5-28

T60-6  Turk’s Cap
l.l.
l.l.
[73]/open/--
S/3-1/4/petals recurve some years
34A
5-28
[80]/open/medium green
S/3-1/4/petals frequently recurve
44B, 43A, 42B
5-15

T61-8
Mai-hime
Macrostemon x Jubilee

T62-6  Pucken
Belgian hybrid No. 2
Carol
[73]/HH/2-1/2/B, very ruffled, closed circle
67A, 61C
5-28, 5-13
Also: flat face
[80]/--/dark green
HH/2-1/2/BFW
63A, 66A, 61C
5-11

U1-8  Peg Hugger
Lady Louise
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/somewhat open/--
Very D/2-1/2/BW
49A
5-3
[80]/fairly open/dark green
HH/2-3/4/BFW, petaloidy
49A, 38B, 49B
5-16

U1-9
Lady Louise
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/--/dark green
HH-very D/2-1/2/BF
67B
6-1

U1-10
Lady Louise
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/HH/2-1/2/B, full circle
67C
5-30

U2-5
Lady Louise
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/HH-D/2-1/4/--
63B
5-29

U2-9  Tan Dilly
Lady Louise
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/spreading/--
S/2-1/2/B, not F, some overlap
49A
5-24, 5-31
[80]/--/medium green
S/2-1/4/BW
48C, 38B, 49B
5-18

U4-1  Laura Morland
Lady Louise
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
HH/2/--
49A
5-29
[80]/dense/medium green
HH/2-1/2/BFW, petaloidy
55D, 43C, 49B
5-19

U5-9
Lady Louise
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/fairly dense/--
HH-D/2-1/2/F
73A
5-28

U6-9
Lady Louise
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/dense/--
S/2/B
72C
6-5

U7-8  Jeanne Weeks
Lady Louise
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
very D/2/--
65A
5-25
[80]/fairly dense/dark green
HH/2-1/4/BW, petaloidy
63C, 68C, 68B
5-15
[Note: ‘Jeanne Weeks’ does not have a green foliaceous calyx; the 
flower form is variable, some hose-in-hose, some irregular double.]

U8-2
Lady Louise
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/HH-D/2-1/2/--
63B
5-28

U8-10  Maxine West
Lady Louise
Kaigetsu x Carol
[73]/dense/dark green
HH/2-1/2/BP
65C
6-5
[80]/dense/dark green
HH/2-1/2/BFW, petaloidy
75C, 73D, 65D
5-26

U10-8
Lady Louise
Shinnyo-no-tsuki
[73]/trying to double/2/--
White, greenish throat
5-28

U14-5  Mrs. Emil Hager
Lady Louise
Shinnyo-no-tsuki
[73]/very dense/dark green
HH/3-1/4/very B, P, closed circle
62A, 68B
6-1
Also: very double/2-1/4; good form
[80]/very dense/dark green
HH/2-3/4/BFW, petaloidy
72C, 68A, 68B
5-26

U15-1  Peter Pooker
Lady Louise
Shinnyo-no-tsuki
[73]/S/2-3/4/B, very ruffled
73C
6-10
[80]/spreading/medium green
S/3/BFW
69A, 65D, 73C
5-16

U17-3  Chanson
Lady Louise
Shinnyo-no-tsuki
[73]/dense/--
D/3/BFP, closed circle
55B
6-5
Also: opens like a rosebud, very good
[80]/dense/dark green
HH?/3/BFW, petaloidy
73C, 69A, 62C
5-28

U17-3A  Antoine
Sport from U17-3
[80]/HH?/2-3/4/FW, petaloidy
49C, 38D
6-6

U17-8  Betty Anne Voss
Lady Louise
Shinnyo-no-tsuki
[73]/dense, dark green
Very D/3-1/4/BFPW, closed circle
62A, 68C
5-29, 5-31
Also: opens like a rosebud
[80]/dense/ very dark green
HH?/3-1/4/B, widely F, W, petaloidy
62B, 73C, 68C
5-25

U22-2  Eunice Updike
Lady Louise
Shinnyo-no-tsuki
[73]/dense/dark green
HH-D/2-1/2/BFP
43C, dark spotting
6-6, 5-20
Also: good form
[80]/dense/dark green
HH?/2-1/4/BF, petaloidy
43C, 44D
5-21

U26-1
Mucronatum
Wako
[73]/probably dense/dark green
HH/3/BP
76C
6-8
[80]/S/3-3/4/BW, recurving
75D
5-29

U31-9
Louise Gable
Tama-sugata

V1-2
Glacier
Lady Louise
[73]/--/light green, large, rounded
Also: very fine foliage, no bloom 1972
[Tentative epithet ACHIEVEMENT withdrawn by RDG]

V1-7  Robin Hill Rosanne
Glacier
Lady Louise
Also: poor performer

V1-8  Tamino
Kaigetsu
Nancy of Robinhill x Ledifolium Roseum
[80]/spreading/medium green
S/2-3/4/BF
62B, 63B [margins]
5-21
[Earlier known as ROSENKAVALIER and OCTAVIAN]

V1-9  Dorothy Rees
Glacier
Lady Louise
[73]/possible dense later/large, rounded
S/3-1/4/BFW
White, almost self, faint greenish throat
5-30, 5-31
Also: good
[80]/fairly open/medium green
S/3-1/4/BFW
White, pale greenish throat
5-24
[Earlier tentatively called MONIQUE]

V2-3  La Belle Helene
Glacier
Lady Louise
[80]/dense/light green
S/3/BFW
66C, 63C, 63B, white throat
5-25

V2-10  Wee Willie
Shinnyo-no-tsuki
Lady Louise
[73]/dense/dark green
S/2-3/4/very B, ruffled
38B, lighter throat
6-6
[80]/very dense/dark green
S/2-1/2/BFW
39D, 69D, 38B
5-31

V3-1
Shinnyo-no-tsuki
Lady Louise
[73]/spreading/light green, broad, rounded
Irregular D/2-3/4/BP, somewhat ragged
62C, 65B
6-1, 5-28

V3-6  Richie
Shinnyo-no-tsuki
Lady Louise
[73]/dense/--
S/2-1/2/B
43B
6-10
[80]/dense/medium green
S/2-1/2/BF
44C, 41B, 44B
5-24

V5-1  Glencora
Shinnyo-no-tsuki
Lady Louise
[73]/very dense/dark green
D/2-1/2/P
41A
6-8
Also: very good form
[80]/very dense/dark green
HH?/2-1/2/B, petaloidy
52B, 47C, 41A
5-30

V7-1
Lady Louise
l.l. [one record shows as Kaigetsu x Carol]
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
D-HH/2-1/2/B, ragged double, wavy
43C, 41A-B
5-26

V12-4 
Jimmy Coover x Glamour
Lady Louise
(23-1/2 hours colchicine treatment)
[73]/dense/--
D/2/BFP
43B (very bright), red spotting
5-29, 5-28
[80]/dense/medium green
HH/2-3/4/BF, petaloidy
43C, 39B, 43A
5-25

V16-10
Glacier x Tama-giku
Getsutoku
[fide RDG, synonym for T16-10, q.v.]

V21-1  Glamora
Lady Louise
Wako
[73]/fairly dense/dark green
HH/3-1/2/very B, FP, closed circle
62D, 65C
6-5, 6-3
Also: medium green, good
[80]/dense/dark green
S/3-1/4/BFW, petaloidy
73D, 69D, 65C
5-25

W19-3
Shinnyo-no-tsuki
Oakland x (BA x Carol)
[73]/dense/dark green
S/3/pointed petals
39A, dark spotting
5-27
[80]/fairly open/dark green
S/3-1/4/BFW
41A, 33B, 42C
5-23

W20-10  Red Tip
l.l.
l.l.
[80]/S/2-1/2/BFW
White, tipped 58B, 66A, 74C
5-28

[W20-40]
l.l.
l.l.
[From Wyckoff bed AAA/3-1; 4”, flat-faced, 6-petaled; 
fide RDG, was not the plant listed on the bed chart; may 
be worth further comparison and consideration]

X55-9  Sherbrooke
Vervaeneanum x Lady Louise
“Lower Rock”
[80]/dense/light green
HH/3/BF
78C, 80B, 81C
5-14

Z12-2  Blue Tip
“Malvatica” o.p.
Hosei
[73]/light bluish purple, variable, blue tip
6-20
[80]/fairly open/light green
S/2-3/4/BF
78B, 78A, white center
5-30

Z17-1
Mai-hime x Jubilee
Getsutoku
[80]/S/3/B, fairly F, W
80B
5-26

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