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■(TB) 'Cairo Lyric'

1973, Peterson

'Cairo Lyric' (Les Peterson, R. 1972). Seedling# LP 70-21-1C. TB, 32" (81 cm). Late midseason bloom. Standards butterscotch-bronze; falls nearly black; butterscotch-bronze beard. 'Black Swan' X 'Gala Madrid'. L Peterson 1973.

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From AIS Bulletin #209 April 1973 Introducing CAIRO LYRIC. (Black Swan X Gala Madrid) TB, 3·2", ML. Like soft words of an Egyptian love ballad being whispered tenderly, "Make Me Yours," this unusual bicolor with full standards and beard of butterscotch-bronze and wide falls of near blackness draws your attention. HC '72. $25.00. Les Peterson.
 
 

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cairolyric01.JPGJPG cairolyric01.JPG manage 79 K 06 May 2014 - 19:28 Main.TLaurin Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5.
cairolyric02.JPGJPG cairolyric02.JPG manage 59 K 06 May 2014 - 19:30 Main.TLaurin Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5.
cairolyric09.JPGJPG cairolyric09.JPG manage 83 K 13 Aug 2021 - 02:26 Main.TLaurin Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
cairolyric9.JPGJPG cairolyric9.JPG manage 241 K 28 Oct 2020 - 02:41 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the 1987 Schreiners catalogue by Terry Laurin
cairplyric03.JPGJPG cairplyric03.JPG manage 99 K 29 Mar 2019 - 18:32 Main.TLaurin Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5
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