■(TB) 'Fashion News'

1960, DeForest

'Fashion News' (Fred DeForest, R. 1959). Seedling# 57-69S. TB, 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Color Class-Y3L, Standards lemon-gold; falls lighter, with deep border. ('Lura' x 'Frances Kent') x 'Elysian Gold'. Irisnoll 1960. Honorable Mention 1962.

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From Fleur De Lis Gardens catalog 1963: FASHION NEWS (DeF. '60) E.M. 34 in. (Lura x F. Kent) x Elysian Gold. Large flowers with full horizontal falls which are extra heavily ruffled. Crisply finished in a bright hue of yellow. 10.00.
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