Re: SLI and cake
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- Subject: Re: SLI and cake
- From: D* M* <d*@southconn.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 22:05:37 -0700 (MST)
At 09:19 AM 1/29/97 -0500, you wrote:
> Donald>> Once the coast is clear and little one is asleep, it's a big
> slice of chocolate cake and the SLI newsletter and publication.<<
> Dennis <<OK now - share the cake with the rest of us!!!!! ;-)>>
>
> Forget the cake, share the good tidbits from SLI with us!
Okay, you guys asked for it. I'm less than half way through the text on
the Special Publication for the Society for Louisiana Irises (1995) and I'm
enthralled. This publication is remarkably complete and full of depth for
only being 86 pages. Excellent photographs are used liberally and
effectively for such a modest publication. Thus far I've enjoyed an
introduction from Perry Dyer, a historical overview of Louisiana irises
spanning 50 years (Marie Caillet), standards for judging LI's (J. Farron
Campbell), and a study in the hybridization of I. nelsonii (Dr. Michael L.
Arnold). Now I'm looking down the barrel at a story of the development of
tetraploid LI's (Joseph K. Mertzweiller) with a looming picture of
PROFESSOR FRITCHIE (Mertzweiller '95), a gorgeous blend of cream and yellow
falls with darker yellow veining and green shading on yellow standards
(really just too beautiful for me to adequately describe).
I'm warning you now, don't read this book unless you can afford to expand
your collection of LI's. The emotions produced by this publication are not
for the weak at heart or pocketbook. One look through the photos alone
will send you scrambling for those pre-approved VISA gold card applications
that you threw away as junk mail during the last week. :)
I hope to be able to give a complete review of this exquisite publication
when I'm finished reading, since I shouldn't judge it only on the merits of
its visual appeal. I guess in this respect review of publications is much
like judging irises - shouldn't be based on visual appeal alone. :)
Yes, I grabbed another piece of chocolate cake tonight while reading some
more of this wonderful publication. My wife is currently unemployed and
she seems to have resorted to baking cakes from scratch to pass the time
between printing and mailing resumes. If she doesn't get a job soon, I'll
be gaining a considerable amount of weight. :)
BTW, what about PROFESSOR JIM (Mertzweiller), this year's Mary Swords
Debaillon winner as the next Dykes Medal Winner. Okay, I know it's a long
shot!!! No matter, it's looking like a beardless coup in the Dykes Medal
race this year if TB die-hards can't bring themselves to vote for a horned
iris like THORNBIRD. Beardless fans, this could be the year! Am I really
stepping in it here? I expect at least 50 pieces of hate mail on the list
by tomorrow or possibly an e-mail bombing.:)
-Donald
Donald Mosser
Member of AIS, HIPS, SIGNA, SSI, SLI, SPCNI, and IRIS-L
dmosser@southconn.com
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/5570
North Augusta, South Carolina, USA
On the South Carolina and Georgia Border
USDA Zone 7b-8
