OT: Poor Man's Orchid
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- Subject: OT: Poor Man's Orchid
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 16:18:53 -0600 (MDT)
Walter Moores wrote:
> I am not an historian but am considered to be somewhat of an
> antique and an old fogey. Perhaps, Mrs. Mathews of the Iris Test
Gardens,
> College Place, WA, coined the phrase "Poor Man's Orchid" or even
> "Depression Orchid". She used these terms in the preface (greeting) o=
f
> her price list each year.
I do remember that from the late 70s =
or early 80s -- but don't recall when
she started writing or putting out a
catalog.
Gene Hunt's MS dates to the late 40s
or early 50s.
BUT digging a bit deeper....
I found a reference to "Poor Man's Orchid"
in Stager's 1922 book, TALL BEARDED
IRIS (Fleur de Lis) A FLOWER OF SONG.
Usually a stickler for atribution of quotations, =
he provided no clues as to the origin of =
the phrase. =
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
