Re: OT: Humor in naming iris
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT: Humor in naming iris
- From: B* S*
- Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 07:52:19 -0400
>Mike! Of course Ben Hager was an opera buff -- He named an iris BEVERLY
>SILLS remember? Ben was a great hybridizer and we have a lot to be thankful
>for what he has done - of course I preferred VANITY to BEVERLY SILLS - even
>told Ben so before he introduced it - I can remember his waiting for the o.k.
> from the singer. And Bubbles was her nickname.
My favorite B. Sills quote: asked by an interviewer if she was happy, she
replied, "No, but I'm cheerful." A great lady!
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@mail.hsc.edu>
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