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* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 19:04:24 -0700 (MST)
Dennis Kramb writes:
>
> Actually, I must confess that I, too, have bought irises just because
they
> have really cool names. . . .(clip) (I
> bought some "Inca Queen" too.)
Dennis,
Why not get ahold of INCA CHIEF (Mitsch, 1952) and establish a dynasty?
>
> I'm going to name my first hybrid cultivar "Dennis Bishop" and put a
price
> tag of $500 per rhyzome on it, because I know at least one fellow out
there
> that's going to buy some! Hehehehehehehe...
Not wishing to put a damper on your dreams of sudden affluence, but you
need permission to name an iris after a living person, and there might be a
quid pro quo involved, such as a free rhizome.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
