Re: SHOW: English Boxes

<< Colorful, beautiful educatonal exhibits
can may a show much more interesting. >>

This is quite true.? Many years ago, my first to have seedlings in bloom, I presented an educational exhibit showing both parents and an assortment of the children.? It was a plicata x amoena cross and the children were extremely diverse.? Very educational.? 

The public loved it.? They were asking all the visiting judges if it was possible that all these different seedlings could come from the parents I exhibited!? 

An English Box could be an excellent way to display the children


Betty Wilkerson/south central KY/zone 6

-----Original Message-----
From: Robt R Pries <rpries@sbcglobal.net>
To: iris@hort.net
Sent: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 8:05 am
Subject: Re: [iris] SHOW: English Boxes



We use English boxes in the shows in St Louis. Usually
there is some sort of agreed upon theme. Nonetheless
there is no reason that an exhibit of seedlings could
not be done. It would not compete in the class of a
particular theme but could certainly make an
interesting educational exhibit. These types of
exhibits usually get rosettes, much nicer then just a
blue ribbon. Colorful, beautiful educatonal exhibits
can may a show much more interesting. 

--- Pat Norvell <patsiris@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Mary,  we still have English boxes in Dallas, but I
> have never seen seedlings in any.   Ours have to
> have the names of the iris under each one, so I
> assume they are for named varieties only.
>                                                     
>           Pat Norvell
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mary Swann-Young <MryL1@msn.com>
> To: iris <iris@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:11:28 PM
> Subject: [iris] SHOW: English Boxes
> 
> It's been over 5 years since English Boxes were
> discussed here.
> 
> Any of you still using them in your shows?  Any
> helpful advice?
> 
> I'm thinking it would be a good way to show
> hybridizing results
> without sacrificing whole stalks.  Also reloomers,
> which are mostly
> done here by show time.
> 
> Mary Lou, near Indianapolis, Z5
> 
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