■(MTB) 'Zingara'

1928, Williamson

'Zingara' (E. B. Williamson, R. 1928). Sdlg. 9. MTB, 20" (50.8 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards orange-yellow; falls veined reddish brown. Longfield Iris Farm 1928.

Note: Also see IB 'Zingara'

Introductory catalog description from Longfield 1928:

The initial catalog description of 'Zingara' from Longfield in 1928 notes that it is a tall bearded. It was reclassified as an IB per the entry in the 1939 Check List. Today, it would then be considered an MTB.

See below:

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References:

American Iris Society, Peckham, E. (Ed.). (1940). Alphabetical iris check list: 1939, (p. 578). American Iris Society.
American Iris Society, Douglas, G. (Ed.). (1950). Alphabetical iris check list: 1949, (p. 262). American Iris Society.
Williamson, E.B., Cook, Paul H., Longfield Iris Farm (Bluffton, Ind.), & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1928). The Longfield Iris Farm : [catalog] (p. 11). Longfield Iris Farm. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44443500

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