Re: Limit term VARIEGATION to foliage
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- Subject: Re: Limit term VARIEGATION to foliage
- From: Z*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 08:30:56 -0700 (MST)
In a message dated 97-01-09 17:30:16 EST, you write:
<< I just received my first copy of the "Anything But Green" aka A.B.G
newsletter today.
The Editor is Dr. James W. Waddick of Missouri (sound familiar?)
and there is an article by none other than Allan Ensminger on vari-
egated irises! I hurriedly read it and it is very much like the post
that Brad K. sent the other day (I printed that out and just looked
at it)....the article mentions four of A. Ensminger's intros:
BATIK, MARIA TORMENTA, ISN'T THIS SOMETHING and BRINDLED BEAUTY. >>
Dear All,
The use of the term variegation to describe both foliage and flower is TOO
CONFUSING. When I use the term variegated it only applies to foliage and
when I'm talking about a variegated pattern of color in the flower I use the
term "broken color" (BC).
Allan Ensminger has developed a breedling line for both broken color flowers
and variegated foliage, but unfortunately, he uses variegated to describe
both. It is too hard to keep the topic straight using his approach. The
four iris listed above have broken color flowers not variegated foliage.
Color breaking, broken color, is use in the World of Iris to describe random
streaks, splashes or peppering of color in the flower. It will make
communicating a lot easier if we all agree on the use of descriptive terms.
Wishing I had a snow cover, Brad Kasperek ZEBRAIRIS@aol.com
