Re: HYB: Beard Registration and Catalog Listings
From: "wstone" <wstone@volcano.net>
Vince; I still have snow trying to hide my iris. Bill
wstone@volcano.net
Stone's Iris Garden
Volcano, CA 95689
3500 foot elev 55 miles southeast of Sacramento, California
----- Original Message -----
From: vince lewonski <vincelewonski@yahoo.com>
To: <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 1999 4:33 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] HYB: Beard Registration and Catalog Listings
> From: vince lewonski <vincelewonski@yahoo.com>
>
>
>
> > wmoores@watervalley.net writes:
> >
> > <<
> > And, if you have the current Application for
> > Registration, you will
> > find the beard description 'made simple.' This is what
> > it says:
> >
> > 10. Color of beards_____________________________________
> >
> > If color varies noticeably, complete the following as
> > applicable:
> >
> > By Section:
> > End_________________Middle_______________Throat_______
> >
> > By Hairs: Tip_________________
> > Base______________________________
> >
> > >>
> > From: StorYlade@aol.com
> >
> > Walter,
> >
> > Thanks for the clearification. It has been four or five
> > years since I've
> > registered an iris and I'd forgotten about the above
> > form. I was trying to
> > caution that a listed beard color could be deceptive.
>
>
> Vince sez:
>
> This is why when I make my lists of descriptions of the
> irises in my garden, I write down what it actually looks
> like, rather than what it is described as in the Checklist
> or a catalog. Some catalogs don't give the beard color at
> all. It also helps to distinguish between similar irises.
> A club member puts on the description from the checklist
> on all rhizomes that she brings to the sale. End up with a
> lot that say "blue S, purple F", or something like that.
> Not enough info there to be able to distinguish the
> difference between similar varieties. That's why I find
> myself adding info on beard color, haft marks, ruffling,
> etc. to my list. I'll usually just have the description
> from a catalog or photo initially, but will then update it
> when I see it bloom. (And I am still waiting for SOMETHING
> to bloom - all you CA and TX people are TORTURING us!!!)
>
>
> ===
> vincelewonski@yahoo.com
> Vince Lewonski
> Secane, PA Zone 6
>
>
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