Re: BLACK PRINCE
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- Subject: Re: BLACK PRINCE
- From: m*@tricities.net (Mike Lowe)
- Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 09:00:19 -0700 (MST)
More than you might wish to know on Black Prince...
Simonet and Randolph BOTH did counts on Cordelia AND Black Prince.
No ambiguity -- results:Black Prince 26
Cordelia 25
This is nearly irrefutable evidence against synonymy. As to "Who done the
deed?':
Black Prince, seen in the garden, is one of my 'WOW' iris. Its length of
time in commerce and gardens and the fact that it has traded under at least
a dozen synonyms would indicate that others over the past 170 years have
also considered it to be a 'WOW' iris. Dominion and its descendents are, by
and large 'WOW' iris.
When you look at Black Prince, Dominion and the legion of Dominion
children; growing in a garden, a STRONG familial resemblance is
immediately noticed. I firmly believe that it would be VERY hard to defend
a paternity suit brought against Black Prince. Cordelia is not even in the
running, IMO.
Cheers,
Mike, mikelowe@tricities.net -- http://www.tricities.net/~mikelowe/
South Central Virginia, USA USDA Zone 7A, pH-5.4, very sandy loam, warming
today to almost 80 degrees F!
