Re: OT: Canadian Invasion

From: "Mike Sutton" <suttons@lightspeed.net>

Well that is good to hear!  My three "medians"  are hybridizing also.  My
MDB Andrew is 3 and 1/2 and has several pods in his first year.  My SDB
Shelby considers herself a veteren with bloom expected on her first efforts
this fall.  My IB/BB (he is really getting tall) Brandon has been
hybridizing for four years and has done well in seedling shows.  We were
begining to feel like a lonely little youth island out here.  Brandon has
been trying to influence his friends with a little success so far.  It will
be encouraging to him to find out that there are other medians his age and
under hybridizing.
Mike - sweltering in 100+ temps and very,very humid.  Don't know how you
folks in humid areas can take it every summer.
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From: RYFigge@aol.com <RYFigge@aol.com>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>; 73372.1745@compuserve.com
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Cc: Irisborer@aol.com <Irisborer@aol.com>
Date: Monday, July 12, 1999 6:16 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT: Canadian Invasion


>From: RYFigge@aol.com
>
>Kathy, what a clever name for young hybridizers!  And it brought back
>memories of many years ago when Ann Dasch was chairman of the Youth
Committee
>and we had a lively group of 18 plus members and they were called the "FSK
>KIDS" It was  fun for everyone -- they had a luncheon and "dressed" like
the
>name of an iris and people had to guess which one they represented.  I
>remember someone wore a little apron -- for TEA APRON - one of my
>granddaughters wore her grandfather's  mortar board cap - gold tassel and
all
>- and since her name was Barbara, she represented  SMART BARBARA --  the
>children were very ingenuous, helped with Ann's imagination --- it was
>amazing 0 there should be a picture of this  in someone's archives.  Try it
>someday - you have the verve for something like this!  Thus tiook place  32
>years ago (I couldn't believe it - had to subtract on paper to be sure!)
At
>4 and 6 years of age, they were the youngest in the group and hybridized
>everything  that took their fancy in my garden.  They even sent their
>hopefuls to Natuional Conventions!  Which they attended, their mother was
>very cooperative.  In fact the oldest went with me to the 4th International
>Australian Convention when she was l3.   Those 2 "gramds" now have their
own
>"medians", but I'm sad to say they are not gung-ho on irises yet -- sports
>etc have taken over although their mothers are still on our band-wagon..  I
>will look forward to future news about the Canadian Invasion -- that's the
>kind we can enjoy together - PEACE!  Also congratulations to Maureen and
>Sandy!  Rosalie nr Baltimore  zone 7 where we are reviving in glorious cool
>weather after dying in the heat last week,  ryfigge@aol.com
>
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