Re: SPEC: Signa seed list--iris/irid cross
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: Signa seed list--iris/irid cross
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 18:33:42 -0700
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <jcwalters@bridgernet.com>
Gerry Snyder wrote:
> << Is a cross between an iris and an irid eligible for awards at an iris
> show? Has the situation ever come up? >>
and Mark Cook added:
> This could get very interesting... My opinion would be that it
should
> be eligible.
Gerry and Mark,
The AIS Judges Handbook (p. 187) defines species crosses as follows:
"SPEC-X is the class for interspecies crosses. These hybrids have a mix of
species traits creating a new plant. Any cross involving an iris species as
one of the parents and another plant not of that species is a species
cross."
If that statement means what it says, then the kinds of crosses you have
been referring to are clearly eligible to be included in the SPEC-X class
for the purposes of AIS awards and exhibition at AIS-sanctioned shows.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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