Re: Bonnewitz's Garden Notes
- Subject: Re: Bonnewitz's Garden Notes
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 6 Mar 96 13:44:34 MST
In a message dated 96-03-05 20:41:55 EST, you write:
>Please excuse what may be an embarressing lack of iris history knowledge.
> Today I happened across a pack of "Garden Notes" by Lee R. Bonnewitz, a
"dry
>goods merchant" who issued these things in the 1920s. Looks like he started
>off collecting peonies, then irises, and the avocation grew like Topsy?
>
>Can anyone give me some background on what I've got? TIA
>
>Dorothy Fingerhood
Oh, Dorothy, what you have will just clutter your house. Just send these
things to me! (LOL!!!). In fact, Dorothy, you have A RARE FIND! Lee
Bonnewitz was one of the major founding fathers of the AIS. Treasure it!
(And amend your will to leave it to the new AIS Library in Silverton, OR!)
Lucky Dorothy, and lucky us that you found it! Clarence Mahan
