Re: OT: Black List
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- Subject: Re: OT: Black List
- From: S* M* <7*@CompuServe.COM>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 17:28:10 -0600 (MDT)
William Plotner wrote:
: Simply stated the black list was a discard list for bearded Irises put out
: by the American Iris Society in 1931. It included many varieties that
: were marked with the sign, $, in the 1929 check list that were extinct or
: superseded, together with numerous additions that were deemed inferior. It
: is an Iris collectors presentation piece. Con you imagine what would
: happen today, IF that were tried today. I was the lucky purchaser of the
: pamplet. The only other ones I know of are in the AIS library and with
: Keith Keppel. There may be others but I don't know of them.
Although I don't personally know of any other originals, there are certainly
copies floating around. That doesn't diminish the value of this collector's
item -- it's just made the information more widely available.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
