re: fragrance
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: re: fragrance
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 07:46:14 -0400
nell wrote - < I was a little surprised to see just a few scattered cultivar
suggestions in response to the question on fragrant iris. Are there or have
there ever been AIS awards for fragrance? Are very fragrant bearded iris so
uncommon or so common that it would be tough for list members to nominate
their 'top five' most fragrant (any size from MDB to TB)?>
i was astonished to read in the World of Iris that fragrance is a trait that
iris breeders tried hard to eliminate. changing tastes. also, there is a
big range of scent detection amongst humans. i have a friend who is a heavy
smoker (which ought to kill here scent detectors!) who can't stand to have
iris in the house because they are so intensely fragrant, and not a pleasant
fragrance, when i can barely detect fragrance in most of them. so, i really
can't notice much fragrance in very many of my iris. there is one that
smells to me like old tom cat urine - which may be why they tried to get rid
of scents!
i saw the bulletin ad for the xeroxed report and called them about it. it
was going to cost about $50 (that's fifty) so i decided i could live without
it. it would be really nice to be able to get that in electronic form.
linda mann lmann76543@aol.com e tenn usa
