Re: Shelly, Thoreau and Irises
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Shelly, Thoreau and Irises
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 07:29:43 -0500
In a message dated 23/12/96 22:01:54, Clarence writes:
<< I am at a loss as to what Shelly's iris, with broad flowers
purple-pranked with white along the river edge, might be. >>
I have never seen anything other than Ii. foetidissima or pseudacorus growing
wild here (plus odd garden escapees). Either Shelly was using a little poetic
licence, or he could have been referring to some of the forms of foetidissima
which are decidedly more purple veined than brown.
Graham Spencer
croftway@aol.com
hoping not to clog the list with all this mail today!
