Re: TB:HIST: GLAD TIDINGS

From: daf10@cornell.edu (Dorothy A. Fingerhood)

Anner explained:

>The "N" following the hybridizer's name serves to indicate that the iris was
>not (yet) introduced. See number 5 in the list of Explanations at the front of
>the book. The presumption is that the iris was "registered" with AIS, but not
>formally "introduced", that is introduced into commerce. Now, since this is
>the 1949 Checklist this may or may not be so. Simply stated, this question
>arises with some frequency in dealing with the 1949 Checklist and while I
>don't know where the system broke down, it apparently did from time to time.
>It took me forever to figure this out. And someone who knows about these
>things, someone who will remain nameless, indicated my assessment was correct.

Thank you, Anner for confirming what it took also took me "forever" to
figure out.  Perhaps a nameless someone could do an article "Mysteries of
the Early AIS Checklists" or something similar ??? 

Dorothy Fingerhood
daf10@cornell.edu
(Newfield, NY)
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