Re: Re: [iris-photos] Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] Reblooming Spaceage Luminata...

In a message dated 3/25/04 6:37:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
jijones@usjoneses.com writes:

> If you feel their policies are wrong, ineffective or misguided, do 
> something about it. Get involved, Go to the meetings. Write letters. 
> Most of all, suggest solutions.
> 

I had too many messages to read and deleted a bunch, so I missed the context 
of Bill's comments.  As John knows, I do attend many of the AIS Board meetings 
and do make suggestions.  As a judge, I have to choose between irises that I 
have seen growing to vote for awards.  This is the one area where I disagree 
with current policy.  The short length of time that an iris is eligible for the 
Honorable Mention award tends to favor large growers who can flood the market 
with their introductions.  A small, private hybridizer has a much more 
difficult time getting his/her iris introductions disseminated to a large number of 
judges.  Many of these introductions are as worthy of awards as those of the 
big-name hybridizers, but never get awards.  Beardless irises were granted an 
extra year, but other-than-tall bearded irises need more time too.

Dorothy Willott

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