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(TB) 'Gay Apparel'

1958, Schirmer

'Gay Apparel' (Carl Schirmer, R. 1955). Seedling# TB 654. TB, 38" (97 cm), Early to midseason bloom. Color Class-R5L, Standards pink and peach, falls peach with blue and violet. Hall seedling# 44-39 x 'Pink Reflection'. Tell 1958. HC 1955; HM 1958.

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From Tell’s Iris Garden catalog, 1958: GAY APPAREL (Carl C. Schirmer, St. Joseph, Mo.). Early-Midseason. 38 inches. (D. Hall's 44-39 : Overture x Chantilly) x (Pink Reflection). Gay, indeed, is this colorful laced novelty. Standards peachy-tan, falls blended violet,peach and blue. The falls flare almost horizontally. There are some reticulations at the hafts. Greatly admired at the 1955 Canadian Convention and awarded an H.C. in that year under number TB654. $20.00
 


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