Re: Licensed Hybridizers
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Licensed Hybridizers
- From: C* H* <b*@freenet.toronto.on.ca>
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 22:44:25 -0500 (EST)
On Fri, 22 Mar 1996 CEMahan@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 96-03-22 19:36:20 EST, Dennis Greer wrote:
>
> >Are not the older iris, say prior to 1960, considered inferior to
> >newer cultivars?
Clarence Mahan wrote:
>
> Many irises bred before 1960 are quite outstanding. This is not only true
> with beardless irises...in which age has not been accepted as a criterion of
> quality by those who love them....but also with bearded irises including
> TB's. There is no bearded iris any more beautiful than MME CHEREAU (Lemon
> 1844). Clarence Mahan, Charter Member of HIPS (Historical Iris Preservation
> Society
>
Chris Hollinshead writes:
EXACTLY CORRECT, Clarence.
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