Re: Unknown Terminology
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- Subject: Re: Unknown Terminology
- From: j*@redrose.net
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 08:33:04 +0000
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> Date: Sat, 20 Apr 96 06:56:48 MDT
> Reply-to: iris-l@Rt66.com
> From: CEMahan@aol.com
> To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@Rt66.com>
> Subject: Re: Unknown Terminology
> In a message dated 96-04-20 03:40:48 EDT, you write:
>
> >Can someone tell me what "self" means as in
> >
> >> Well Endowed (HUGE yellow self)
> >
> >Does it have additional meanings?
>
> "Self" means the iris is all one color, i.e. Well Endowed is solid yellow. I
> know of no other means in iris language. Clarence Mahan in VA
In breeding terminology, a "self" refers to a self-pollination, so in
the iris world, the term can be confusing.
Steve Brown
>
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