more about robins

I do not know if people in the iris round robins do the things that the 
people in lily round robins do or not but the lily round robin I direct 
is a group of 10 to 12 people who exchange news about the general 
culture of lilies.  We also share seeds, send photos of lilies, keep 
track of one another's successes and travels and generally form fairly 
firm friendships.  Often the members get to meet one another and even 
travel to visit each other.  It is more like a "family" than a large 
group seems to be.  We also send copies of articles of interest from 
newspapers and magazines.  These usually include photos of a member or 
their flowers.  I think all the information available in a robin might 
be available electronically to this whole group but there doesn't seem 
to be a way to send seeds to everyone nor an inexpensive way to send 
photos etc. so you see each serves a need.  I also think the robins are 
a part of a society (lily or iris) and must meet the criteria set forth 
in the bilaws of the society.  

I think the suggestion by one of the members who belongs to a dog round 
robin is a good one, in the "subject" line of the e-mail note something 
such as: Arils from seed   or   JI from seed or whatever.  The dry side 
people could read about the type of iris they can grow and the wet side 
ones about the ones they can grow.  A secondary subject name would make 
it even more specific.  Things like plant markers which are of interest 
to the wets, drys and whatever passes for weather anywhere iris are 
grown would continue to have "markers"  as the subject denoting 
something of interest to all.  

This is the first day of spring! Yea!

Patti Wenham <prw@televar.com>
North central WA state where we will go from snow to flood in one uneasy 
week!
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