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(TB) 'Tuscany Gold'

1929, Williamson

'Tuscany Gold' (E. B. Williamson, R. 1928). Sdlg. 243. TB. 32". Midseason bloom. Color Class-S7L. 'Empire' x 'Lent A. Williamson'. Longfield Iris Farm 1929.

Nursery Listings (1939 Check List): Longfield (Williamson) 1929, 1938, Peckham 1938.

Introductory catalog description from Longfield 1929:

Tuscany Gold_Longfield_1929_P13.jpeg

See below:

Tuscany Gold Longfield 1929 P13.jpeg

References:

American Iris Society, Peckham, E. (Ed.). (1940). Alphabetical iris check list: 1939, (p. 545). American Iris Society.
Williamson, E.B., Longfield Iris Farm (Bluffton, Ind.), & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1929). The Longfield Iris Farm : [catalog] (p. 13). Longfield Iris Farm. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44352294

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