HIST: Pictures are first step towards an ID

> > This weekend I spoke to Bryce Farnsworth of NDSU
> in Fargo North Dakota....He has acquired a selection
of bearded Iris from a collector who is now in
> a nursing home... Some tags are gone... some plants
> are mixed up... Is there a way he can match names
that he has with pictures.... or pictures with
> > names??
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Hi,

Pictures are just the first step towards figuring out
"what IS this iris?".  First look at pictures, compare
bloom -- then you'd want to actually grow your "this
might be INDIAN CHIEF" next to a verified INDIAN
CHIEF, and compare them in your garden.

HIPS is a wonderful resource, Historic Iris
Preservation Society,
www.worldiris.com
select HIPS
select "quick fix photos"
to see a lot of photos of historics

Argyle Acres has good online pics of historics also,
http://www.argyleacres.com/gallery/view_list_historic.asp?historic_z=yes

http://www.willowbendirisfarm.com/merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=WBF&Category_Code=HISTORIC

If he has a list of "this is what I had planted",
that's very helpful -- then it's just figuring out
who is who within that list.

Rescue and conservation of historic iris is a great
thing for us all to do!

Gesine



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