Re: HIST-HELEN COLLINGWOOD (and some chat)
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- Subject: Re: HIST-HELEN COLLINGWOOD (and some chat)
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Sun, 6 Jul 1997 18:03:16 -0600 (MDT)
> It surely seems to be so, and it is VERY beautiful! A gorgeous two-toned
> blue-violet (a "neglecta") and really compelling in the landscape! Along with
> JUNGLE SHADOWS it is currently Henry's preferred bearded iris. On our ride to
> the mountains yesterday we joked that out of every clump of country roadside
> irises we saw--and we saw quite a few new ones to investigate next
> Spring--five of the irises would be pallidas, two would be HELEN COLLINGWOOD,
> and the rest would be this and that. We had a nice ride. The day was cool
> after a week of severe heat, and the trumpet vines, orange butterfly weed,
> mimosa, chicory, Queen Anne's Lace and black-eyed susans were looking very
> fine, as were all the new calves. We bought a old book on bees, and four
> kinds of olives.
>
> Hope your holidays were just as nice.
>
> Anner Whitehead, Richmond, VA
> Henry Hall henryanner@aol.com
>
>
Anner, your down-home, folksy style is so heart-warming. I can
visualize your drive and share with you vicariously this glorious day. God
bless, and thanks for writing.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS
