RE: Irises named for listers
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- Subject: RE: Irises named for listers
- From: "* M* <I*@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 23:09:35 -0700 (MST)
Um, okay, I have an iris named after me, "Barbara Mann" by Larry Anaya and
Julian Wells, 1992 (and registered by SFIS in 1995). What a
thrill!--especially such a huge, beautiful cream TB with wonderful fragrance.
I asked Larry why that one, and he said "Hey, it looks like you--tall and
blonde!" I'm very short, and I used to be a brunette before it all went
<sigh> grey. Anyway, it's a great grower around here, and I sent a rhizome to
Linda Mann in Tennessee just because her sister is also named Barbara (which
lead to some interesting correspondence when her sister e-mailed me out of the
blue, and I thought I was getting letters from myself). Last I heard, it
hadn't rotted yet--seen it lately, Linda?
Barb, outside Santa Fe, where the temp. is now 7.8 degrees F (and falling...).
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From: iris-l@rt66.com on behalf of Croftway@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 1997 9:53 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: Irises named for listers
In a message dated 31/12/96 23:17:45, Mary said:
<< Hi everyone-
I think it would be fun to collect all the irises named after people on the
list. I know there's an iris named CLARENCE and isn't there one named
ROSALIE FIGGE? Who else has an iris named after them? Don't be shy!
Mary Forte
jforte21@aol.com
>>
Ok - not named for me as such, but I see in the CheckList:
GRAHAM'S CHOICE (Busch 1979)
- anybody still grow this or prepared to send me some?
But then I do think I'm a bit of a BOY WONDER (Ghio 76)!!! :-)
Graham Spencer, Croftway Nursery, UK
croftway@aol.com
Temperature may creep above freezing today!
