Re: Iris "Dragonfly" + mislabeled plants

Walter A. Moores wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, william b. cook wrote:
> 
> > > The iris in the Van Bourgondien catalog offerred as "Dragonfly" is
> > without
> > > a doubt Iris tectorum.  Look closely to see the white crest on the blue
> > > falls.  The height as pictured and the foliage are also right for
> > tectorum.
> >      > Doesn't look anything like a siberian or Iris milesii!
> >      > Also note that later in the catalog "tectorum variegatum" is offered
> > but
> > > the picture is of Iris japonica variegata.
> > >
> > > Bill Shear
> >
> > Bill,
> >      Isn't there some way the AIS or some other group can crack down on
> > this practice of selling mislabeled plants?  I have not seen this catalog,
> > but I have seen mislabeled plants in others.  A few years ago, I saw a blue
> > BEVERLY SILLS in one catalog, from whom I can't recall because it went
> > straight to the trash can.  In another catalog, I saw a purple (SIB) KING
> > OF KINGS.
> >
> > Mark A. Cook
> > billc@atlantic.net
> > Dunnellon, FL.
> >
> >
>         Last year in the Spring Hill Catalog, there was a collection of
> misnamed Japanese (one had a TB name).  They have a web site, which I
> visited and commented on this error in their feedback line.  There was no
> answer, and later in the fall, they offered the same misnamed collection.
> I don't know if VB has a web site or not.
> 
>         Also, check the archives for the ratings of the bulb companies.
> CONSUMER REPORTS rated the bulb companies last year (mainly for quality of
> product and reliability), all of which was posted here late last spring or
> during the summer.  What VB sends me is their wholesale catalog, and the
> minimum order is like $65.  I have never seen a retail catalog from them.
> 
>         Walter Moores
>         Enid Lake, MS 7/8
VB sends me both wholesale and retail - they are the same.  Beth Metty,
Munith Mi Zone 5
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