Re: Adventitious buds

Bill Shear clarifies:

 >From the strictly botanical point of view, the buds that produce increase
 along an iris rhizome are not adventitious.  That term is reserved for a
 plant organ (root, stem or leaf) that appears where it is not expected. >>

Hummm. Austin Sand was a learned man.  Wonder why he chose that word? I'm
really getting curious to slice up something and see what happens. Maybe the
process makes buds form in unusual places? Now that is worth a rhizome to find
out. 

Anner Whitehead, Richmond, Va
Henry Hall  Henryanner@aol.com
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