Re: European Sources
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: European Sources
- From: "* G* C* <j*@erols.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 18:41:28 -0700 (MST)
Ian E. & Shirley Efford wrote:
>
> Another interestig website has been mentioned on alpine-l which will
> interest some members of iris-l. This is the plant finder site run out
> of Germany. It can be found at:-
>
> http://www.flora.de/daten/ppp/ppp.html
>
> It is in German. If you go down to Gattung and type in Iris then you
> will get a list of irises by species and varieties that are available.
> The direct page reference is:-
>
> http://www.flora.de/cgi/ppp/pflanzen.pl
>
> The list is quite long and goes as far as ensata and then stops.
> Obviously, the list goes on but my German is very rusty and I can not
> find the "next page" button. None of those at the bottom of the page
> gives one the species after ensata. Anyone fluent in German who can
> help us through the maze?
>
> It looks as if this will lead to finding the source of a lot of species
> that are difficult to find in N.America.
>
> Ian, in Ottawa where we still have a foot or more of ice covered snow
> and the temperature is still trying to get up above freezing.
Ian -- A little more information here: In order to refine your search,
they want you to go back to the basic search page. "Gattung" means
"genus"; "Art" means "species", and "Sorte" means "cultivar", as you
undoubtedly know. Under "Art", try aphylla, trojana and germanica.
You'll find some cultivars listed under aphylla and germanica -- none
under trojana. Apparently, it all depends on what they've put in their
database. You'll have to stick with the scientific nomenclature. "Tall
bearded" won't work.
Griff Crump
