George W. Aldridge

Dunbar, 1923

‘George W. Aldridge’, S. vulgaris
Dunbar 1923; S IV
syn. – Dunbar no. 218
{‘Président Massart’ × ?}
McKelvey, The Lilac, 305 [1928]; Wister, Lilacs for America, 48 [1942] – as S VI; Wister, Lilacs for America, 30 [1953]; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
Named for George Washington Aldridge, 1856-1922, contractor, local politician nicknamed “Big Fellow”, Rochester, New York, USA.
Cultivar name presumed registered 1953; name established and accepted.

Международный регистр названий культиваров
рода Syringa L., сентябрь 2024

George W. Aldridge Dunbar, Litt. ined. October 3, 1923, “Flowers single, 7/8 to 15/16 of an inch across, mauve tinted violet, dense clusters.”
Produced by John Dunbar of the Dept. of Parks, Rochester, N. Y. In a letter the late Mr. Dunbar informed me that this was a seedling (no. 218 Dunbar) of Président Massart, named by him in 1923.
Notes on plant in Dept. of Parks, Rochester, N. Y. Flowers single, large, symmetrical; corolla-lobes cucullate; tone intermediate; color in bud Deep Purplish Vinaceous to Vinaceous-Lilac (XLIV.); when expanded Eupatorium Purple with margins of Pale Laelia Pink (XXXVIII.) without, Argyle Purple (XXXVII.) within. Clusters somewhat conical, open.

“THE LILAC: A Monograph” Susan Delano McKelvey, MacMillan, New York, 1928