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■(TB) 'Golden Masterpiece'

1958, Smith

'Golden Masterpiece' (Eva Smith, R. 1957). Seedling# 56-1. TB, 34" (86 cm), Very late bloom. Color Class-Y1D, Bright yellow, white blaze on falls; orange beard. 'Mary Randall' X 'Truly Yours'. Smith 1958.

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From AIS Bulletin #169, April 1963. GOLDEN MASTERPIECE (E. Smith 58) (Mary Randall X Truly Yours) 34 in. Late. Rich golden yellow with creamy white blaze on the falls. Both standards and falls have lovely deep ruffling. Standards well domed, falls very broad and wide flaring. Very large and unusually heavy substance. Our first registration and so far our Masterpiece. A. M. 1962. $15.00. Smith's Iris Garden.
From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1965: GOLDEN MASTERPIECE (Eva Smith '58) ML-36". This is indeed a "masterpiece, from two Dykes winners. Does both its parents proud with its huge broad petaled heavily ruffled flowers of exquisite form. A rich golden yellow with a creamy white blaze on falls. Petal edges have whorls of deep ruffling that you will just love. HM'59, AM'62. Mary Randall X Truly Yours. Regularly $10.00; on $15 order $8.95; on $25 order $8.50.
 

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I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
Golden_Masterpiece.JPGJPG Golden_Masterpiece.JPG manage 104 K 24 May 2017 - 16:30 Main.davepote Taken in my garden 2017, Finksburg, MD Zone 6B
goldenmasterpiece01.JPGJPG goldenmasterpiece01.JPG manage 91 K 05 Sep 2019 - 01:47 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the A.H. Fischer slide collection
goldenmasterpiece1.JPGJPG goldenmasterpiece1.JPG manage 354 K 19 May 2016 - 19:18 Main.TLaurin Photo by HIPS Archives
goldenmasterpiece5.JPGJPG goldenmasterpiece5.JPG manage 175 K 26 May 2020 - 01:23 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the 1970 Cooley's Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin
Topic revision: r12 - 26 Mar 2022, TLaurin
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