Re: best method - bonus plants

From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>

>The best method I've ever seen for "suggesting" bonus plants (and if 
>memory serves, it was in Aitken's catalog) was a section on the order 
>form where you could list suggestions for subsitutions in case the 
>first choice had sold out. Christy Hensler
Like Donald, I don't like asking for specific gifts. I do as Christy 
suggests, and put down plenty of names. I am sometimes disappointed that 
they had all my first choice, so that I didn't get some I had listed (so 
I sometimes place a second order!). I usually find that I get bonus 
irises from the list suggested.
As far as beardless iris go, I have had generous extras from Graeme 
Grosvenor, Barry Blyth and the Pryors.

Suggestions for what to do with extras:
Send them to another iris-talker
Donate them to your club, or a school fundraiser,
Hook one of your neighbors on irises by giving them these freebies.
Pot and sell in flower, or give as gifts
Make Orris powder (only joking :-)
Jan Clark


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