■(TB) 'Bold Contrast'

1954, Linse

'Bold Contrast' (Jack Linse, R. 1953). Seedling# Raj-3. TB, 38" (97 cm), Midseason late bloom. Color Class-O4, Blended bicolor. Standards Inca gold flushed rosy, falls between raspberry and mauve rose (M & P), narrow yellow border; orange beard. 'Extravaganza' x 'Rajah Brooke'. Easy Breeze 1954. Honorable Mention 1955; Judges' Choice 1956.

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From Easy Breeze Gardens catalog, 1954: BOLD CONTRAST (Linse 1954) 38" to 40". Midseason to very late. Seedling Raj-3. This iris was greatly admired by late visitors to our gardens last year, and is a decided advance in variegatas. Standards are Inca Gold, with minute rose veining, giving them a faint rosy flush. The broad semi-flaring falls are red- between Raspberry and Mauve Rose, according to Maerz and Paul, with narrow edging of gold. The underside is gold, as in most of this type, but differs in that it has red veining, which seems to intensify the color of the upper side, which is absolutely smooth. The outsanding feature of this iris is its smoothness, its few marks being well within the heart of the flower. Stalks are good and husky, with usually three short branches and a terminal. The breeding is Extravaganza ex Rajah Brooke. Each $20.00

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