Re: HIST: Lord of June
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: HIST: Lord of June
- From: "* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 12:47:06 -0700 (MST)
J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey wrote:
>
> John asks
> >>Can someone help me interpret the entry for LOJ in the '39 checklist
> >>please?
>
> LORD OF JUNE, approved name of tall bearded iris flowering the middle of the
> season, a medium blue bitone introduced into commerce by George Yeld of
> Gerrards Cross, England, in 1911. A schoolteacher, he was an amateur grower
> of the first water, and LOJ is cited as one of the "most famous of irises."
-- snip --
Celia,
I am in *AWE* of your interpretation. That was a lot of work. I dson't
know how to say thank you other than *Thank you very much*.
There does remain one question though, if you could. What does "amateur
grower of the first *water*" mean?
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
