Thanks for the tip, Bill - I had seen the seed exchange page but got the impression it was for 2011.
--- In i*@yahoogroups.com, Bill Chaney <billchaney@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> SO good to hear someone else is working with bearded species! I will let others
> with more experience address your questions, but I wanted to point out that the
> Median Iris Society just posted the first of the seed lots they are offering in
> their new Seed Exchange. Several great species crosses from Cindy Rust. Check
> it out!
>
> Be aware that more seed lots will be added soon, but you can order now! The MIS
> is a great source of information and seed, and check out the other great offers
> they have for the spring, including a chance to buy Paul Black unnamed seedlings
> before they are named and introduced!
>
> Bill
>
> http://www.medianiris.com/got-seeds.shtml
>
> and
>
> http://www.medianiris.com/auction.shtml
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tom Waters <irises@...>
> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Mon, November 22, 2010 6:28:02 AM
> Subject: [iris-species] SPEC-X
>
>
> Greetings all,
>
> I've been acquiring various bearded and aril species to begin hybridizing with.
> Naturally, my thoughts are running ahead to some future time when I may have
> seedlings to be considered for registration and distribution.
>
> When I was last involved in the iris world, the SPEC and SPEC-X classes and
> there respective awards were just getting going. Now that they have been around
> for sometime, I wonder if a consensus has developed around when it is
> appropriate to register a hybrid as SPEC-X, as opposed to another established
> class that it also meets the requirements for.
>
> My understanding is that this is entirely at the registrant's discretion, but I
> would still like to hear everyone's thoughts. As a species enthusiast, how do
> your expectations differ if an iris is registered as SPEC-X rather than, say,
> MTB, AB, etc. Do you have in mind some notion of "distance from species" in
> distinguishing SPEC-X from other classes? If you are a judge, do you view
> award-worthiness differently for SPEC-X cultivars than for those registered in
> the established classes?
>
> Although I am working with bearded and aril irises, the same questions arise
> with respected to the beardless classes as well.
>
> Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
>
> Tom
>
