Re: Hello again
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- Subject: Re: Hello again
- From: "* M* <M*@tc.gc.ca>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 14:58:39 -0400
From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
Hi Bill,
Glad that you made it over to iris-talk. I've already put in a plug for
your book. We shall pray for your son and your irises.
Maureen Mark
m*@ottawa.com
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
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> From: Bill Shear[SMTP:BILLS@hsc.edu]
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 3:14 PM
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> Subject: [iris-talk] Hello again
>
> From: Bill Shear <BILLS@hsc.edu>
>
> Hello again, everyone! I see just by today's traffic that at least
> some of
> the old gang from Tom's list has made their way here. Tom's list
> collapsed
> just as I was about to being a month on the road, so I did not
> subscribe
> here right away. Now that I'm back, I'm looking forward to meeting
> new
> people and catching up with friends. Thank heavens this busy summer
> is
> winding down. Just one more travel task: son Justin has qualified for
> the
> AAU Junior Olympics and we will be heading down to Hampton Roads for
> that
> weekend after next. Prayers, chants and other blessings gratefully
> solicited!
>
> Being away for almost a month is not good for your irises! I returned
> to
> find that there had been some drastic sorting out, especially among
> the
> TBs. RUFFLED BALLET and MARIPOSA SKIES had vanished almost without a
> trace,
> and there is little left of a large clump of BEVERLY SILLS. On the
> positive side, I continue to be impressed with the vigor of TITANS
> GLORY,
> BE MINE, and IMMORTALITY. A few other rebloomers, ETERNAL WALTZ,
> BUCKWHEAT,
> AUTUMN BUGLER among them have done very well and we soon should be
> seeing
> rebloom on them.
>
> Among the beardless irises, a row of Sinosiberian hybrids suffered
> mightily
> from the heat and drought but may be salvagable. Established
> Siberians and
> even Japanese seem OK. Someone let all my versicolor, pseudacorus and
> laevigata seedlings dry up but some might revive.
>
> Pardanthopsis dichotoma is blooming here and there in the garden.
> I've
> sold a short article on this species to FINE GARDENING, but we need
> sources. Does anyone know of a source of either seeds or plants of P.
> dichotoma (Vesper Iris)?
>
> My book, THE GARDENER'S IRIS BOOK, has been published and I must say
> with a
> father's pride that it is a beautiful child. This is due in large
> part to
> the contributions of Roger Foley, Mike Lowe, Carla Lankow, Sharon
> McAllister and others who provided the color photographs. The
> official
> release date is September 1st. I was glad that Taunton Press took my
> advice and dropped the price to $25.00--further knocked down by
> Amazon, of
> course, which already has it listed. Several of you will be getting
> complimentary copies soon in thanks for the help you gave. I want to
> keep
> thanking Mike and Anne Lowe for their aid--Mike virtually edited the
> book
> and caught a goodly number of howlers in it (any that remain are my
> fault!).
>
> Well, I'm starting to ramble. Back to work!
>
>
>
>
> Bill Shear
> Department of Biology
> Hampden-Sydney College
> Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
> (804)223-6172
> FAX (804)223-6374
> email<bills@hsc.edu>
>
> Why is the word "abbreviation" so long?
> -Anonymous
>
>
>
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