Re: Umbrellas & Iris

John Montgomery  wrote:

:  A story which got a big laugh at a lily convention was told by the wife of a
:  well know hybridizer. On his way out to go to work at the University,
:  realized that a hailstorm was about to start. Hedshed into the house, got an
:  umbrella and stood in the garden hlding the umbrella over a recently
:  pollenated flower while marble sized hailstones were bouncing off his bald
head.

I can certainly relate.  It reminds me of the year we had an unusually heavy, as
well as late, snow & ice storm.  I was working my way through the garden,
de-icing pods with a pitcher of warm water, when one of my neighbors showed up
with her camera.  Couldn't quite believe what she had seen, and didn't expect
anyone else to believe her without proof.   

Sharon McAllister (73372.1745@compuserve.com)
BTW - I lost none of the de-iced pods, though the untreated ones didn't survive.
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