Beisan Aga (Clarence G. White, 1954).. S port wine veined darker; F buff heavily veined dark purple-black. Black signal. Parentage unknown, but counted as a 45-chromosome amphidiploid. Major contributor to the modern gene pool, with registered, fertile offspring from a number of hybridizers. In the following pedigrees, links to Beisan Aga are shown in red

Triploid

AL MUKHA (Clay Osborne, R. 1983). S mocha, dark veining and highlight flush of violet; antique gold style crests; F. mocha; large dark signal; antique gold beard. CHO 67-16A: (Jallah ad-Din x Beisan Aga) X Holden Hb19: ((I. gatesii x I. sari) x (I. gatesii x I. auranitica)).

Halfbred

AMBER ETCHING (Doris Foster, 1966). S amber, green influence, F amber, dotted mahogany-brown, darker signal, amber styles streaked turquoise, bronze beard. (Jallah Effendi x Kalifa Baltis) X Beisan Aga.

Quarterbred

AMMAN SUNSET (S.C. Lawrence, 1971). S clean mid-brown suffused pale lilac. F mid-brown with dark brown signal spot, orange beard. (Pogo x (Seedling LAH-mid: (Imam Salah x Imam Ahmid) x (Imam Ahmid x Beisan Aga))) X Tatai Pasha.

Quarterbred

AMMAN TEMPLE (S.C. Lawrence, 1972/73). S medium brown, lightly veined and flecked burgundy; F deep reddish brown, medium brown edges; style arms color of standards; dark bronze beard. (Pogo x (Seedling Jahmid: (Jallah Effendi x Imam Ahmid) x (Imam Ahmid x Beisan Aga))) X Bali Agha.

Quarterbred

ANTHRACITE (Fred Gadd, 1987). Black; bronze beard. 15-16A: (Derring Do x Truce) X Beisan Aga.

Halfbred

APHRODITE OF MELOS (E. S. Fankhauser, 1989/90). S light lavender; F lavender washed light brown, fine dotting, large black signal; brown beard.Wilkes W6: ((Imam Ahmid x Kalifa Gulnare) x Imaret) X AB-16-67-B: (Imam Salah x (Kalifa Baltis x (Kalifa Gulnare x Beisan Aga))).

Halfbred

ARIL ACCENT (Doris Foster, R. 1964). Cream-yellow ground, overall rose to maroon veining, gold beard, tangerine styles. (F2 Seedling from Kalifa Gulnare and Imam Ahmid) X Beisan Aga.

Quarterbred

BABY RED MOHR (Carl Boswell, 1986). Garnet red, darker in center of falls; garnet red beard. Tomingo X (C.G. White ‘Onco G' x Beisan Aga).

Halfbred

BEN DAVID (E. S. Fankhauser, 1989/90). S light lavender, lightly veined deeper; F buff, blended and washed lavender (appears grey), veined and dotted violet, small broken signal; brown beard. AB-16-67-B: (Imam Salah x (Kalifa Baltis x (Kalifa Gulnare x Beisan Aga))) X Wilkes W6: ((Imam Ahmid x Kalifa Gulnare) x Imaret).

Halfbred

BEN HASSAN (E. S. Fankhauser, 1969/70). S wine-red veined darker. F wine red overlaid black; gold beard. WO-4 X (Kalifa Gulnare x Beisan Aga). Pod parent was probably the C.G. White seedling subsequently introduced as JABAL AZIZ.

Halfbred

BEN IBRIM (E. S. Fankhauser, 1969/70). S lavender, veined brown; F red-brown and lavender blended, veined brown; black signal, brown beard. (Imam Ahmid x Beisan Aga) X Imam Salah.

Halfbred

BEN SALAH (E. S. Fankhauser, R. 1989). S lavender, veined and splashed deeper; falls buff yellow, overlaid tan, with deeper brown dotting on hafts, small dark red-brown signal and brown beard. (Imam Salah X AB-11-60-A: (Kalifa Baltis X (Kalifa Gulnare x Beisan Aga))).

Quarterbred

BYZANTINE BEAUTY (Hooker Nichols, 1977). S bronze with touch of maroon at midrib base; F brown, washed a blend of maroon-red violet; blue beard tipped bronze. Shine Boy X 68-102: (Beisan Aga x Kalifa Gulnare).

Quarterbred

CANDLELIGHT AND WINE (Elm Jensen, R. 1986). S deep rose, veined darker; amber styles flushed rose; brown crests; F dark red, flushed black below golden bronze beard. Gingerbread Man X Seedling inv. Beisan Aga, Capitola, Esther, the Queen.

Halfbred

DEBORAH'S SONG (Eugene Hunt by Sharon McAllister, 1983). S red-violet; F wine-red, black signal; maroon beard. Esther, the Queen X (Imam Salah x Beisan Aga).

Halfbred

EL CORONEL (Eugene Hunt, selected by Sharon McAllister, 1984). ). S iridescent purple; F slightly redder, few lines of very dark velvety purple around tip of yellow beard. Esther, the Queen X (Imam Salah x Beisan Aga

Triploid

EMERALD FANTASY (Harry Tate by Donald Shepard, 1983). Creamy lavender ground with heavy webbing of rich dark purple, solid up midrib of standards, black signal with greenish cast; black beard; burgundy-red style arms; slight fragrance. (Joppa Parrot x Beisan Aga) X I. korolkowii, ‘Green and Brown'.

Halfbred

FEAST OF CANA (Eugene Hunt by Sharon McAllister, 1984). Pale lilac veined and dotted wine on falls. Burgundy signal and beard. Fourteen for Rachel X (Esther, the Queen x (Imam Salah x Beisan Aga)).

Fertility Unknown

FISHERMAN'S NET (Harry Tate, 1974). S faintest lavender-white, lightly veined and dotted violet, F parchment with faintest yellow cast, veined and dotted darker violet, violet tipped yellowish beard; styles yellow flushed and dotted violet. ((Beisan Aga x Capitola) x King Henry) X Blue Gate.

Halfbred

GRAND VIZIER (William Hawkinson, 1970). Maroon self, veined darker, brown beard. Jallah ad-Din X Beisan Aga.

Halfbred

HOLIDAY CHEER (Doris Foster, 1966). S rose-lavender veined red. F maroon red, darker blaze, bronze beard, gold styles, rose tipped. ((Kalifa Gulnare x Imam Ahmid) x (Imam Ahmid x Kalifa Gulnare)) X (Kalifa Gulnare x Beisan Aga).

Triploid

JORDANIAN PRINCE (Leo Clark by L. Leech, 1971). S blend of red and purple; F blend of red and purple, no distinct signal, bronze beard. Judean Charmer X (Kalifa Gulnare x Beisan Aga).

Fertility Unknown

JURUPA (Harry Tate, 1976). S creamy, slightly veined, heavier toward edge; F yellowish cream, veined brownish maroon; dark beard. ((Beisan Aga x Capitola) x King Henry) X Blue Gate.

Halfbred

JUST FOR JAN (Eugene Hunt, selected by Sharon McAllister, 1987). Esther, the Queen X (Imam Salah x Beisan Aga). S ivory, tinged; F greyed yellow, greyed purple signal; deep yellow-orange beard; pronounced spicy fragrance.

Quarterbred

NAOMI OF MARA (E. S. Fankhauser, 1990/91). S rich red violet, some veining; F same, slightly blended brown near hafts; beard brown on blue violet base. Cherry Garden X AB -11-60-A: (Kalifa Baltis x (Kalifa Gulnare x Beisan Aga)).

Fertility Unknown

PYZON (Fred Gadd, 1977). 17A-69: ((Elmohr x Black Joppa) x Beisan Aga) X (Swahili x Capitola). Black self; red signal; bronze beard.

Halfbred

REALLY RUFFLED (Eugene Hunt by Sharon McAllister, 1988). S amethyst violet, lightly veined darker. F cream ground, heavily veined violet, converging to violet flush around the edges. Yellow beard. Heavily ruffled. Esther, the Queen X (Imam Salah x Beisan Aga).

Fertility Unknown

RUBIDOUX (Harry Tate, 1977). S bright blue-violet, veined darker; styles hues of electric blue,creamy yellow and rose; F creamy white ground, peppered and veined purplish maroon, heavier toward edges; inconspicuous beard tipped yellow. (King Henry x (Beisan Aga x Capitola)) X Blue Gate.

Quarterbred

SAHARA SUNRISE (William Scott, R. 1970). S white, brushed yellow; F honey brown, gradually deepening toward beard to tawny toward beard; beard same as falls. No information on introduction found in AIS Checklists. Elizabeth Noble X S.1.1.: ((Imam Ahmid x (Kalifa Gulnare x Bali Agha)) x (Kalifa Gulnare x Beisan Aga)).

Halfbred

SARACEN WARRIOR (Mark Rogers, 1968). Tawny Empress X (Beisan Aga x Joppa Parrot). S violet heavily veined darker; F white underground heavily veined and dotted dark violet at haft, becoming solid overlay on lower portion, almost black in area below beard. Dark violet-brown beard on white, style arms violet.

Halfbred

SILKEN BLEND (Doris Foster, 1975). S cream, blended turquoise, violet and gold with blue-violet edging, green veining; styles gold, strongly veined green; F rich yellow with iridescent overlay of blue-green; small V-signal of dark maroon around bronze beard, maroon dotting around signal; ruffled. 67-2-2: (Beisan Aga x Imaret) X 66-28-4: (64-4-3: ((Jallah Effendi x Kalifa Baltis) x ((Kalifa Gulnare x Imam Ahmid) x (Imam Ahmid x Kalifa Gulnare))) x Bethlehem Star).

Quarterbred

SMOKE WITH WINE (Carl Boswell, 1981). S smoky yellow, blending to wine-red at base; F wine-red at hafts and around beard, blending to smoky yellow, yellow edge; wine beard. Cherry Garden X (Beisan Aga x oncogelia seedling).

Unknown

SOJOURN (Harry Tate, 1971). Craig AB Seedling 42-55 X Tate Seedling 59-10K: (Beisan Aga x Capitola). S warm buffy lavender, veined violet; F chamois, dotted and veined cinnamon-violet; signal stippled burgundy; dark amber style arms. At least partially fertile.

Background color indicates fertility.  See Fertile Families.

 

 

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