■(TB) 'China Gate'
1958, Plough
'China Gate' (
Gordon Plough, R. 1957). Seedling# 53-138-35. TB, 40" (102 cm), Early midseason bloom. Color Class-W4, Standards white with pale canary-yellow edges; falls orange-buff, flushed pink; tangerine beard.
'Gay Paree' X
'Palomino'. Eden Road 1958. Honorable Mention 1959.
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From AIS Bulletin #149, April 1958. Introducing CHINA GATE-EM. 40 in. (Gay Paree X Palomino). Orange-buff falls. Stds. are white with edges brushed pale yellow and center flushed pink. Heavy tangerine beard. $20.00. Eden Road. |
From Fleur De Lis gardens catalog 1963: CHINA GATE Plough '581 E.M. 40 in. (Gay Paree x Palomino). An attractive bitone or near amoena with white stands flushed pink and edged with gilt; and falls of smooth orange set off by a red beard. H.M. 1959. 1.00. |
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