Re: Iris identification, veins, black magic

mike - enjoyed your article on texture veining.  when i first started buying
iris i would write and request varieities with lots of interesting veining,
little realizing that was one characteristic hybridizers had been trying so
hard to get rid of.  i have been really enjoying the revival of veins as a
selling point!  did i start that? : ) 

I have an old white TB with veining on the hafts that some seasons looks like
gilt paint.  the falls are faintly dotted with tiny purple spots near the
beards. (as i recall!).  i keep thinking one of the HIPS folks will suddenly
remember what variety this is.  it looks like maybe a 50's era iris and
probably came out of a collection bought prior to 1970.

Re BLACK MAGIC - well, that's interesting.  i have something growing here
like a weed that was sent to me by rancho de la flor de lis back in the 70s
as BLACK MAGIC.  it is an extremely reliable rebloomer - if i keep it divided
and fertilized and out in the open, it blooms just in time to be killed by
freezes in both the spring and fall.  i had read about BLACK FOREST and
thought i wanted it, but they thought this one would do better for me.

>The discussion is kept alive by irisarians in
>the American Southwest who grow two iris; Eleanor Roosevelt (Sass, H.
>P.-McDade 1933) and Black Magic (Wayman 1935) and report that there is an
>easily observed difference in these cultivars.
>
>If anyone is growing a 'Black Magic' that differs from their Eleanor
>Roosevelt, I would dearly love to obtain a start of it.

what is the easily observed difference?  i don't have ELEANOR ROOSEVELT to
compare with.

linda mann e tenn usa
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