Re: Iris lactea [was Siberian Email Robin]
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- Subject: Re: Iris lactea [was Siberian Email Robin]
- From: P* R* <x*@xtra.co.nz>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 03:03:36 -0700 (MST)
Ian wrote:
>
> I am confused over the naming. If lactea is well represented
> by the place on page 77 of Glasgow's new book, then this is not the
> species.
I would not say that the Glasgow iris is well represented. IMHO it may
well be Iris lactea but phoptographed before the bloom was properly
developed. Perhaps confirming evidence can be gleaned from the capsule
which is quite distinctive and well shown by Waddick and Zhao Yu-tang,
Iris of China, page 114.
--
Paul Richardson, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
pippi@xtra.co.nz
