Re: gaudy and showy

Now we need a well labeled drawing of the parts of the bloom.  It seems to me
that one of the reasons an iris is photographed "head on" or right into 
the fall is to show subtlties of color and that (whateveryoucallit) (style
arm) that is inside the standards, sort of coverint the beard, which is often
a different color from the fall and even can have subtle colors of its own
(orange/blue/other color tips)  It's got to be a challenge for photographers
to capture the blends and plicatas and then for the magazine or Bulleting
to produce those colors for the viewing public....
	The standards can have shadings, also.  
	How is the modern shape different from the classic shape?  We haven't
abandoned the classic shape, but modified it with ruffles and flurishes.
Some are successful -- as Tom says -- when the substance and texture is 
there to hold up under wind and rain and sun.
	Nevertheless, I really like the old, tailored look of Spartan, Tuxedo,
some others which hold their standards horizontally and don't melt in any
weather and look absolutely glorious with the sun behind them.  Can't
capture this with a photograph.  These are the iris I won't "dump".  But I 
will keep on getting Gawdy ones to see the colors and shapes and ruffles
and flurishes and bells and whistles.  They are SSSOOO CHEAP after the
first introduction.  A change every year!
Carolyn Schaffner
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