origin of "Wedgwood"
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: origin of "Wedgwood"
- From: A* R* <a*@magic.mpd.tandem.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 20:12:20 -0500 (CDT)
Aren't all Dutch iris cultivars registered with a central Dutch
registry (in fact, all bulbous iris)? And the others registered
with AIS (eg the bearded iris)?
If so, I would imagine that the registry office would have more
information on the origination of the name.
FYI, "Wedgwood blue" is a colour referring to a pastel blue tint
Wedgwood coloured some of its chinaware with. Thus, "Wedgwood"
is actually a colour (though derived from the Wedgwood china
company), and the iris merely named for its colour.
--
Amy Moseley Rupp
amyr@mpd.tandem.com, Austin, TX, zone 8b
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