Re: new to this list...
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- Subject: Re: new to this list...
- From: "* G* C* <j*@erols.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 18:43:02 -0700 (MST)
Z88KEYS@aol.com wrote:
>
> Welcome, Heather: It is not so long ago, form my point of view, that I was
> a grad student at Indiana University , l958-l962. I was able to keep the
> iris hobby going thanks to Earl Roberts of Indianapolis, and Raymond G. Smith
> of Bloomington. I have always been grateful for their help. I wish you lots
> of good luck and happiness. Lloyd Zurbrigg, Durham, NC. Zone 7.5
Lloyd -- It was Earl Roberts who got me started in hybridizing. He was a
wonderful fellow, and it's too bad we lost him when we did. I saw my
first rebloomer in his garden. He used to scold me about making crosses
of older varieties. "What do you want to mess with them for?" he prodded
me. He was probably right, on balance. But the answer to his question
was, "Because they're beautiful."
Griff Crump, near Mount Vernon, VA jgcrump@erols.com
Griff Crump, near Mount Vernon, VA jgcrump@erols.com
