Re: CULT: Store bought irises
- To: i*@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: CULT: Store bought irises
- From: G* S*
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 15:56:16 -0800
- References: <6bfbe8b4.36998393@aol.com>
From: Gerry Snyder <gcsnyd@loop.com>
BKAntique@aol.com wrote:
> ....
> Here's a thought/question. If memory serves me correctly, there is a patent
> system for roses and some other types of plants produced commercially. Is
> there merit to introducing a "patent system" for irises?
Some garden, Schreiners as I recall, did it once, and it raised such a stink
that it has not been tried again.
I can't imagine a more effective way of messing up the main income source for
iris clubs.
I hope it doesn't happen in my time.
Gerry, with 2 Mesmerizers open
--
g*@loop.com AIS Region 15
Warm, winterless Los Angeles
President of San Fernando Valley Iris Society
My work? Helping generate data for http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo
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