HYB: Controversy and Disgust
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- Subject: HYB: Controversy and Disgust
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- Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 08:53:17 -0800
From: Dave Silverberg <sil1812@molalla.net>
My entry into the competition would be found in Lamb Nurseries (Spokane,
Washington) 1960 catalog:
"Double Eagle (Samuelson 1954) The most sensational Iris ever
introduced. The first real break in bearded Iris of all time. This
amazing Iris throws an unusually heavy, well branched 40" stems carrying
huge buds. The first of these open with the conventional three standards
and three falls but the later buds toss aside all convention and open to
mammoth flowers having from six to 12 standards most beautifully ruffled
and waved. Unusually heavy substance hold these lovely standards
slightly apart, permitting the startling double effect to be fully
apparent even from a distance. Through some lucky chance this new double
Iris is a fine coppery chartreuse, a color that all Iris lovers are
seeking. It is also among the strongest growers we have seen and
thoroughly hardy even in our rigorous northern climate. It is not a
freak that will revert to a single type but the first really double Iris
to be offered anywhere."
Dave Silverberg
Molalla, Oregon, USA zone 7/8ish
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