Re: OT: Iris names
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: OT: Iris names
- From: M* T* <t*@flash.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 21:03:24 -0600 (MDT)
Michael Cook wrote:
> Rusty,
> I have avoided WITCH'S SABBATH
> because of the name, but I grow other Iris by the same hybridizer.
> Well, I'm about to grow it, and I do grow others by this hybridizer;
> he is the one who got me started on the iris-l! And here I thought
> the offensive name was LAMIA. Which, by definition, is one I
> personally should avoid, at least until I'm an adult! (If you don't
> know the meaning, get out your Webster's, you're in for a shock!)
Isn't it interesting to note that more than one of these offensive names
came from the same source??? (Just a thought...)
Rusty
