RE: Thornbird
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- Subject: RE: Thornbird
- From: M*@fin.gc.ca
- Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:12:03 -0600 (MDT)
I am curious too. From all the discussions on the list, it appears that
Thornbird is not a consistent bloomer. As an apprentice judge, am I not
supposed to be looking for consistent good bloom when voting for the Dykes?
Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Shear [SMTP:BILLS@hsc.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 2:31 PM
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> Subject: Re:CAT: Phil William comments
>
> A more pertinent (and perhaps impertinent) question is--why did Thornbird
> win the Dykes Medal? I have seen numerous photographs of it (none that
> look like the Bulletin cover) and have seen the plant in bloom just once.
> It strikes me as a very undistinguished, even retro, iris. Compared to
> the
> many magnificent irises that have won the medal in the past 20 years, it's
> a real dog.
>
> Now, don't get up on your high horse and turn on the napalm--the aforesaid
> is my personal opinion, and I really am curious as to the qualities of
> this
> iris that won it the highest possible award.
>
> Bill Shear
> Department of Biology
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