■(TB) 'Nightingale'

1942, Hall

'Nightingale' (David Hall, R. 1941). TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-Y4L. ('Rameses' x 'Jean Cayeux') X 'Salutation'. Never introduced. Name transferred to new seedling and re-registered.

'Nightingale' (David Hall, R. 1942). Sdlg. 40-73. TB. 36". Midseason to late bloom. Color Class-S4M. 'Stardom' x a golden russet seedling. Hallcroft 1942. High Commendation 1941; Honorable Mention 1944.

From Hallcroft price list catalog for 1942: Nightingale. Seedling 40-73. The color is a glistening golden russet. A new shade, as far as we know, and very attractive. The form of the large flowers is good, substance fair. The 36" stem is well branched, and following a very high wind and rain this spring not a stem went down. We had planned to introduce Spring Chimes which received a Highly Commended Award in 1941, but it was the unanimous opinion of visitors to our garden this Spring that Nightingale, which has a more vivid color, is superior in every respect, and we have decided to introduce Nightingale instead of Spring Chimes......$7.50.

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Awaiting original catalog description
Additional Catalog References: Longfield 1947; Schreiner's 1944(p. 14); Tell 1947(p. 15).

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