Re: mesopotamica influence (was REB: PERFUME COUNTER)
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- Subject: Re: mesopotamica influence (was REB: PERFUME COUNTER)
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 09:27:43 -0700 (MST)
Linda Mann wrote:
> Any idea as to what percentage of tall bearded iris pedigrees can be
> successfully traced far enough back to determine relative contribution=
> of mesopotamica? Wouldn't that be a nice thing for catalogs to
> include!
It's not quite that simple. Don't forget
those "unknown" branches I mentioned
when I gave the number of mesopotamica
ancestors that could be accounted for in =
each generation. =
Ten of PERFUME COUNTER's 16 =
GGgrandparents are unknowns. That
means five Ggrandparents that have to
be assessed on performance rather than
pedigree. =
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Find
out where the following were bred.
DREAMCASTLE
MME. LOUIS AUREAU
Tell's Rose Rebloomer (sdlg)
TIFFANY
WESTERN HILLS
Hint: Tell's last name was Muhlstein.
With that, everything else you need
can be found in the Checklists.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
