Re: Will the Real Bob Brooks Please Stand Up
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- Subject: Re: Will the Real Bob Brooks Please Stand Up
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 10:19:14 -0600 (MDT)
On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Sharlyn or Steven Rocha wrote:
> Dear Walter,
>
> We had someone named Bob Brooks over Sunday before last at our society
> potluck. He brought some incredile iris for the auction. The rhisomes were
> huge! Could this be the same Bob Brooks of Cordon Bleu Farms that you refer
> to? I also spotted his name engraved as a previous winner on many of the
> silver trophies that Steve won this year. Would love to visit his farm and
> purchase more iris if this is the same person.
>
> Sharlyn
>
>
> Sharlyn or Steven Rocha
My earlier post had a typo. It should have read 'now' out of
business and 'not' out of business. I would say the Bob Brooks who came
to your potluck is the one and only. He still lives in San Marcos, CA but
sold the garden property. My spell checker knows nothing of syntax so it
didn't correct me!!
Bob was at the Michigan convention....the first time I had seen
him in years, and he was great fun to be with....talking over old times.
Also, when I followed up on Dana Brown's post about CA irises that
were forced, baking in the sun. I am talking about CA rhizomes of the
past
and not the present, so please do not associate that statement with
current California stock.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
