Re: Descriptions
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- Subject: Re: Descriptions
- From: B* S* <b*@tiger.hsc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 08:36:32 -0600 (MDT)
This brought back memories. Some of the varieties Gayla listed were grown
by me in the mid 1950's, and were semi-classics then. I've relied on
memory to describe a few of them..
>I just bought a few iris from a sale. They are named but I do not have a
>very extensive source of reference material to help me with descriptions. I
>won't put them all out now but....if anyone could help me I would appreciate
>it.
>
>They are:
>SABLE
Dykes winner sometime in the 40s? Small flowers, tall stalks, dark violet,
an early "black"
>VIOLET HARMONY
>LILAC LANE
>CHANTILLY
light violet plicata?
>GRAND CANYON
Also a Dykes? Blend of tan, yellow with a blue or violet blaze below the
beard, also remember it as small-flowered with tall stalks
>RASPBERRY RIBBON
Red-violet plicata on white
>BLUE SHIMMER
>LOTHARIO
>LADY MOHR
Famous arilbred (1/4). Oyster-white standards and greenish tan falls, with
rounded form and large flowers. Beard dark brown.
>ACCENT
>CURTAIN CALL
>
>Any help would be appreciated
>
>Gayla
>East Peoria Il
>
>The rain has finally stopped. Hope to get these iris planted by the weekend.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@tiger.hsc.edu>
