Copy of: Re: OT- On topic


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From:   Sharon McAllister, 73372,1745
TO:     John I Jones, INTERNET:jijones@ix.netcom.com
DATE:   8/8/97 3:26 PM

RE:     Copy of: Re: OT- On topic

John I. Jones wrote:

:  I would ask why you don't pose your questions to the list? The questio=
ns
:  other people ask have provided you information, don't you think your
:  questions would be of interest to others? =


I'm not speaking for Arthur, or anyone else -- just for myself.

I don't post to the list much anymore because there have so many complain=
ts
about discussions that are "too technical".  Most questions now come to m=
e
off-list, and that's the way I answer them.  =


But I second John's suggestion.  Those who'd like to get back to a
discussion of iris definitely need to ask questions.  =


One of our popular topics has been gardenability.   I have a few
nominations for good, long-term survivors.  I obtained these in the 50s &=

60s, when I was living in Oklahoma.  Some survive in my Mother's garden
there, others have been moved to New Mexico, but I've restricted the list=

to those that have never had to be replaced.

BLANCHE CECELIA (Hunt, 1950).  White ground plicata that smells like
Grapette.  I got it in the early 60s.

BUTTERFLY WINGS (White, NR).  This is the one distributed by Lloyd Austin=
,
pale blue standards, butterfly-veined falls.  I got it in the early 60s.

PARATROOPER (Fay, 1944).  Pure white self.  A birthday gift in 1956.

PERSIAN PATTERN (Craig, 1950).  Tan & brown reblooming oncobred. I got it=

in the mid-60s.

UNICORN (Austin, 1954)  White ground plicata with horns (the first
spaceager introduced).  I got it in the mid-60s.

My question:

Does anyone else have long-term experience with any of  these?  Or other
cultivars that have been grown over 30 years without replacement?

Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
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