Re: HIST: interregna iris
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- Subject: Re: HIST: interregna iris
- From: "* G* C* <j*@erols.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 21:29:39 -0700 (MST)
Juri Pirogov wrote:
>
> . . . 116 variety of Iris germanica. Four ones marked as
> "interregna", they are HELGE, HALFDAN, INGEBORG and WALHALLA.
> Could someone tell what does this term mean?
>
Juri -- "Interregna" is the plural of "interregnum", a Latin term
meaning, literally, "between the reigns". It refers to the period
between the end of one ruler's reign and the beginning of the next. Why
it would be applied to irises, I don't know, unless they were developed
during such a period.
Griff Crump, along the tidal Potomac near Mount Vernon, VA
jgcrump@erols.com
