Re: One more correction, was Re: Iris foetidissima 'Dart Hill'

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What became of Carla Lankow's garden, and her considerable plant collection, when she moved?

Does anyone know for sure?

Paige Woodward

> On Apr 2, 2015, at 9:40 PM, 'John Finney' j*@riousa.com [iris-species] <i*@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> I just talked to Carla Lankow. She believes that the name of the foetidissima is Dart Hill. It came from Francisca Darts. Carla probably has some records on it somewhere, but she can’t locate them at present. She and her husband George have recently moved into an assisted living facility. It is correct that the name was never registered.
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> From: i*@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-species@yahoogroups.com]
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> Subject: One more correction, was Re: [iris-specie s] Iris foetidissima 'Dart Hill'
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> So there was a Carol Lankow! But let's hope we can keep on correctly associating Carla Lankow with this Iris foetidissima.
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> One more correction, though. The name should be Darts Hill, not Dart. The late Francisca Darts founded a garden, Darts Hill, in Surrey, British Columbia, not far from Vancouver. It is now known as Darts Hill Garden Park and owned by the City of Surrey. http://www.dartshill.ca
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> I hear that the Iris has not been formally registered. Does anyone know for sure?
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> Paige Woodward
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> > On Apr 1, 2015, at 6:29 PM, r*@eecs.berkeley.edu [iris-species] <i*@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> > Hoping third time's a charm - posting via mobile has been a rough go.
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> > The SIGN A picture listed Carla Lankow, not Carol Lankow. I believe Carol passed away some years ago. People often confuse the two very similar names.
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