Re: numbers of intros

> Date:          Wed, 27 Mar 96 10:42:54 MST
> Reply-to:      iris-l@Rt66.com
> From:          tlittle@Lanl.GOV (Tom Tadfor Little)
> To:            Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@Rt66.com>
> Subject:       Re: numbers of intros

> Lonnie writes
> 
> :Now more than ever would be a good time for the A.I.S.  to
> :get their library under way.  The computer technology would allow for a
> :comprehensive cataloging of all iris.  It would allow for breeding data in
> :A.I.S. holdings to be incorporated in the database.  Using this compiled
> :data, current and future irisarians would have an unprecedented tool to track
> :genetic trends.  Perhaps that elusive geranium red is out there.   The one I
> :want is a red/white Amoena.  I myself would like to study, and try some
> : crosses that have already been done.  Using such a CD-ROM  database I could
> :look at them and see the results before ever picking up a shovel!!!
> 
> Absolutely! Chris (I think) suggested this early on in the history of the
> list. It would be truly wonderful to have the checklist data on CD-ROM
> (as a true database, not just the text). It would also be a lot of work:
> simple scanning would not do it, because the information in each entry
> would have to be intelligently assigned to database fields. But the
> payoff for iris research and breeding would be tremendous.
> 
> I think Clarence, being AIS VP, and recently having made a small fortune
> through his so-called Iris Pond, is in an excellent position to launch
> and fund this project!  ;)  How 'bout it?
> 
> 
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> 
> Tom Tadfor Little         tlittle@lanl.gov  -or-  telp@Rt66.com
> technical writer/editor   Los Alamos National Laboratory
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I second this motion. Clarence obviously has plenty of free time on 
his hands, as well, as I'm sure Suki manages the Iris Fortune. 
Clarence, I'll be glad to advise you on how to set up the database 
for subsequent statistical analyses, calculations of genetic distance 
(you are going to install that RFLP lab in your basement, aren't 
you?), and have access to a pedigree drawer.
Three cheers for Clarence in his acceptance and funding of this huge 
project!
Steve  
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