Re: HYB: Wide or Wild crosses

In a message dated 1/22/2006 4:11:15 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
janclarx@hotmail.com writes:

<<If you can get hold of his old catalogues or 
hunt through  the registration data, you will find that there is a lot of 
purpose, and  close breeding lines in the background of most of his top 
irises. His  interpretation of crossing everything with everything may differ 
somewhat  from yours.>>
Jan, I think I know what you're saying here. But correct me if I'm  wrong.  
 
Not having his field records available, I have studied his earlier  breeding 
habits as much as one can from the registrations.  I've spent more  hours with 
an R & I than any living person should!  As to the Tempo Two  irises, I came 
in somewhere around Magic Man and Tomorrow's Child.  
 
I'm under the impression (but I can't refer you to article or catalog at  
this time) that this has been a fairly recent change in attitude. I believe one  
article was in Tall Talk just a couple of years ago.  And this is mainly a  
matter of mixing patterns and colors. 
 
Again, I've noted this does not include plicatas.    
 
 

 
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