Re: HYB.Breeding for Older Form and the Market
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- Subject: Re: HYB.Breeding for Older Form and the Market
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 19:23:39 -0700 (MST)
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Donald Eaves wrote:
> Walter,
> re:
> > One in particular a number of people want is the removal of the
> > statement that for the best specimen the nod should be given to a newer
> > variety, thus ruling out an historic as 'best of show.'
> >
> Does it really say that? That sort of goes against my sense of justice.
> If it was an art show, the new street artist on exhibition could get the
> prize over a newly discovered Monet in the same exhibition by using newer
> as the criteria.
>
> Donald Eaves
> donald@eastland.net
> Zone 7 - where the warm days must have done something to me. I'm saying
> more than usual.
>
The statement is thus
..."but an older variety of obviously outdated features should not
be selected even if the entry is an excellent specimen for the variety."
See page C-69 HANDBOOK FOR JUDGES AND SHOW OFFICIALS, The American
Iris Society, 1985
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS
