Re: Digest Number 385
- Subject: Re: Digest Number 385
- From: D* S*
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:08:12 -0800
From: Denise Stewart <stewartd@proaxis.com>
Unfortuantely I am a complusive weeder as well guys! When we went on a
trip from OR to New England states covering 30 states in 3 months I got
hope sick and would weed the campgrounds we stayed in if nothing else going
on that day...:) Campgrounds loved me...and so do my friends when I visit
as it is a habit. Today with sprinkles here, I was weeding and having to
hose the weeds off because of so much soil sticking to the root ball, but
this was in the bulb and iris bed and all know what weeds can do to iris....
Denise, just call me nutty...
At 01:17 AM 3/23/99 -0000, you wrote:
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>Topics in today's digest:
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> 1. Re: O.T. confession time:)
> From: Judyhunt1@aol.com
> 2. Re: OT: Info needed
> From: "Dorothy A. Fingerhood" <daf10@cornell.edu>
> 3. Re: CAT: Too many iris?
> From: "Julia Rankin" <breckenridge@bnis.net>
> 4. Dried flowers
> From: "Steve& Pat Johndro" <johndros@ainop.com>
> 5. CULT: poor increase on Spirit World
> From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
> 6. OT: weeding 'reflex'
> From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
> 7. Re: TB: unanswered rebloom question
> From: StorYlade@aol.com
> 8. Re: CAT: Too many iris?
> From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
> 9. Re: CULT: poor increase on Spirit World
> From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
> 10. Re: Dried flowers
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
> 11. Re: HYB: Ghio's breeding lines was CAT: Wish List
> From: Glenn Simmons <glsimmon@swbell.net>
> 12. Re: CULT: poor increase on Spirit World
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
> 13. Re: OT: weeding 'reflex'
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
> 14. Re: CAT: Too many iris?
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
> 15. Re: Dried flowers
> From: Wjobe@aol.com
> 16. Re: OT: weeding 'reflex'
> From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net>
> 17. Re: William Shear book
> From: DWiris@aol.com
> 18. Re: Dried flowers
> From: "Betty Schnellinger" <bejim@buffnet.net>
> 19. CAT: Too many iris?
> From: Karen Jellum <7kjellum@3rivers.net>
> 20. Re: Dried flowers
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
> 21. Re: Dried flowers
> From: Wjobe@aol.com
> 22. Re: Dried flowers
> From: Wjobe@aol.com
> 23. Re: CAT: Too many iris?
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
> 24. Re: SPKR: Chuck Chapman
> From: "Perry Dyer" <pdyer@flash.net>
> 25. Re: african iris seeds
> From: Mike00Rita@aol.com
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>Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 14:34:32 EST
> From: Judyhunt1@aol.com
>Subject: Re: O.T. confession time:)
>
>In a message dated 3/22/99 1:50:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>janclarx@hotmail.com writes:
> <The roof is another area neglected by gardeners. Flattish rooves would
hold
> quite a few pots before they caved in.>
>
>Jan, Japanese (gardeners) have beat us to it. Makes sense, too!
>
>Judy Hunt in Louisville, Ky., who does not have a flattish roof and it's a
>good thing
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>Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 14:34:59 -0500
> From: "Dorothy A. Fingerhood" <daf10@cornell.edu>
>Subject: Re: OT: Info needed
>
>Chris wrote:
>
>>Probably should be an item [Epperson's show checklist] to have on the >AIS
>website for referral as well
>>as other sources.
>
>Excellent idea, Chris! THANK YOU to all for your prompt responses!
>
>Dorothy
>(perpetually running a day late and a dollar short....)
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>Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 12:01:55 -0800
> From: "Julia Rankin" <breckenridge@bnis.net>
>Subject: Re: CAT: Too many iris?
>
>Well, I have to say that I agree,Chris. I really do garden for fun. I mean
>it.
>
>My second year of interest in iris I bought what I thought was a humoungous
>amount -- like maybe 15 plants! -- and was overwhelmed at myself. (Lots of
>bonuses from Schreiner's!)
>
>Still, I do alway want more than I hold myself to, and those who would like
>a great sweep of bloom might need a lot.
>
>
>Julia
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris Hollinshead <cris@netcom.ca>
>To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
>Date: Monday, March 22, 1999 11:30 AM
>Subject: [iris-talk] Re: CAT: Too many iris?
>
>
>>From: "Chris Hollinshead" <cris@netcom.ca>
>>
>>Reflecting on the posting below and several others read recently I have to
>>wonder about the LARGE number of iris grown by some people and the
>seemingly
>>unending quest for acquisition of copious quantities. I realize that the
>>thrill of the hunt and our collective nature are powerful forces which
>drive
>>many of us. Step back for a moment and contemplate your gardening and what
>>it means to you. For each of us it will be the same, for each of us it will
>>be different...
>>
>>Too much of anything may have negative connotations. If you have too many
>>irises to take care of that it seems like a problem then it probably is a
>>problem. Maybe with a fewer number it will be more manageable and
>enjoyable.
>>When I go out to my garden it is never work. If it became an unpleasant
>>chore I would stop. I find it a time for quiet enjoyment among other
>things.
>>
>>Also when I see people that are starting out in irises buy so many all at
>>once or over a short period it makes me wonder if they can fully appreciate
>>the plants they grow. I would suggest stating out slower and learn what to
>>look for in your iris, learn how to care for them properly, learn about the
>>different types of iris, etc etc. Look for quality not quantity.
>>
>>Getting braced for the replies to this one!
>>
>>Christopher Hollinshead
>>Mississauga, Ontario Canada zone6b
>>AIS(Region 16), CIS, SSI
>>Director-Canadian Iris Society
>>Newsletter Editor-Canadian Iris Society
>>E-mail: cris@netcom.ca <c*@netcom.ca>
>>CIS website: http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/CIS.html
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: S&C Rust [s*@fidnet.com]
>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 1999 13:18
>>> To: iris-talk@onelist.com
>>> Subject: [iris-talk] Re: CAT: Wish lists
>>>
>>>
>>> Speaking of all those great new catalogs and long wish lists, I have a
>>> suggestion for those of you wishing to shorten your wish lists. Go
>>> outside and weed and feed all those you already have. Notice how many
>>> will need to be divided this year. This does not shorten your list by
>>> much, but anything is helpful! I have just put alfalfa pellets around
>>> 50 clumps this morning. That would be a good feeling, but there are
>>> still 450 more clumps to go! Of course, fortunately, some of these
>>> clumps belong to my kids and they will have to tend to them. If I only
>>> had one garden to weed, I might enjoy it, but that is not the case.
>>>
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>Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 13:24:21 -0500
> From: "Steve& Pat Johndro" <johndros@ainop.com>
>Subject: Dried flowers
>
>Has anyone had any luck drying iris blooms? If so which type and how did
you dry them? I would like to dry some this summer to keep through out the
coming year. Thank you.
>
>Pat in Maine .....still with a lot of snow covering my iris beds
>johndros@ainop.com
>zone 4 Northern Maine
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>Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 13:50:02 PST
> From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>Subject: CULT: poor increase on Spirit World
>
>>Spirit World has
>>been a poor increaser, .......
>>Maureen Mark
>
>Mine too Maureen. I was worried about it so I lifted it and checked the
>roots. Everything fine there, but no sign of increase after 12 months,
>so, remembering someones advice recently on the list, I nicked the sides
>of the rhizomes in 2 places each side. Potted it up 2 weeks ago, and
>checked it yesterday. Lo and Behold - 2 increases coming on. Is this
>just coincidence? Seems awfully quick.
>
>Jan Clark, in Australia, where the autumn increase is going to produce
>some HUGE clumps of iris this year.
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>Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 13:53:03 PST
> From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>Subject: OT: weeding 'reflex'
>
>James Brooks wrote:
>> I was at a house auction Saturday and found myself pulling
>>dead leaves out of the iris!
>
>I can relate strongly to this. The other thing I do is automatically
>start weeding. I even do this in public gardens if the urge is strong.
>I NEVER automatically wash someones dishes.
>Is there a gardening hormone?
>
>Jan Clark, Australia
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>Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:56:03 EST
> From: StorYlade@aol.com
>Subject: Re: TB: unanswered rebloom question
>
>In a message dated 3/21/1999 3:54:03 PM Central Standard Time,
>janclarx@hotmail.com writes:
>
><< I feel
> that some reported as rebloomers might only rebloom once, and only in
> one garden. >>
>
>
>An example. In 1986 and 1987 I moved Inferno (Schreiner) and watered heavily
>to settle in. It sent up stalks both years. I watered more heavily than I
>would today. I haven't heard of it reblooming for anyone else.
>
>Betty Wilkerson in KY
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>Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 13:58:55 PST
> From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: CAT: Too many iris?
>
>>Step back for a moment and contemplate your gardening and what
>>it means to you. For each of us it will be the same, for each of us it
>will be different...
>>Too much of anything may have negative connotations. If you have too
>many irises to take care of that it seems like a problem then it
>probably is a problem. Maybe with a fewer number it will be more
>manageable and enjoyable.....
>>Getting braced for the replies to this one!
>>Christopher Hollinshead
>
>I've reached the point where I'm starting to 'take stock'. The first
>rush of buying anything cheap, has passed, and many of those first iris
>are listed to be culled next year. With 250 cv's growing, I have listed
>40 to get rid of. I'm still learning how to grow them, and also have 100
>seedlings, and another 1000 seeds to plant, so commonsense must prevail.
>I will have no problem getting rid of seedlings that I don't absolutely
>adore, as time and garden space don't permit the indulgence of keeping
>too many.
>Pity I can't send some of the more enthusiastic members my culls.
>Nothing wrong with them, I just have to decide which ones I want the
>most.
>
>Cheers, Jan Clark in Australia
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>Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:04:32 -0500
> From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
>Subject: Re: CULT: poor increase on Spirit World
>
>Thanks, Jan. I remember this and thinking that Spirit World could use this
>treatment. But I'll have to wait for the four feet of snow to melt to get
>to the rhizome to nick it. I hope I remember. At this rate, it could be
>mid-May before the snow melts. It's been snowing non-stop since last night.
>
>Maureen Mark
>m*@ottawa.com
>Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
>
>> From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>>
>> >Spirit World has
>> >been a poor increaser, .......
>> >Maureen Mark
>>
>> Mine too Maureen. I was worried about it so I lifted it and checked the
>> roots. Everything fine there, but no sign of increase after 12 months,
>> so, remembering someones advice recently on the list, I nicked the sides
>> of the rhizomes in 2 places each side. Potted it up 2 weeks ago, and
>> checked it yesterday. Lo and Behold - 2 increases coming on. Is this
>> just coincidence? Seems awfully quick.
>>
>> Jan Clark, in Australia, where the autumn increase is going to produce
>> some HUGE clumps of iris this year.
>> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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>Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:50:46 -0600
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
>Subject: Re: Dried flowers
>
>Pat, I would also like to try drying some iris blooms. I am going to
>try drying some MDBs in silica gel (sand). If anyone else out there has
>some good ideas, I too, would love to hear about them.
>
>Cindy Rust, Zone 5b, Missouri...where it is cool and sprinkling.
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>Message: 11
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:56:36 -0600
> From: Glenn Simmons <glsimmon@swbell.net>
>Subject: Re: HYB: Ghio's breeding lines was CAT: Wish List
>
>
>
>"Mark, Maureen" wrote:
>
>> From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
>>
>> Hi Glenn
>>
>> So tell us the importance of the breeding lines. What are you working on?
>>
>> Maureen Mark
>>
>
>Well Maureen I must first state that I am a complete amateur where
hybridizing
>is involved. This will be my second year doing this so a lot of it is
>experimentation. I am working with Ghio lines and more precisely with the
>reds. I am crossing with a beautiful red seedling we have that has
tremendous
>growth. Only time will tell. :) Keep your fingers crossed for me!
>
>Thanks for asking, I enjoy talking about it.
>
>Glenn
>
>--
>Glenn & Linda Simmons
>Springfield, Southwest Missouri, USDA Zone 6
>g*@swbell.net
> or
>G*@netscape.net
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>Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:56:32 -0600
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
>Subject: Re: CULT: poor increase on Spirit World
>
>Jan, Maureen, I haven't tried growing SPIRIT WORLD, but I have had FANCY
>WOMAN for three years now. What is left of it is under lights in the
>basement and growing fine indoors. Initially, this was one of the best
>growers the summer I planted it, but it got demolished by a cold snap
>next spring and has never really recovered. Unfortunately, TIGER HONEY
>and BEWILDERBEAST are following suit. But, MIND READER (send last year
>as an extra from the ever generous folks at Superstition Gardens) and
>BROKEN DREAMS (which I ordered brand new from Keith Keppel, breaking my
>own rule to never order brand new TBs, because they always die!) are
>doing very well so far. PEACH JAM and ISN'T THIS SOMETHING also look
>good at this posting. So, luminatas and broken colors are hard for me
>to establish. MARIA TORMENA did poorly for me the first year I had it,
>but has gone on to establish well and increase and bloom great guns for
>me. It is also a GREAT podder, and its pollen has worked for us too.
>
>Cindy Rust, Zone 5b, Missouri
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>Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:58:05 -0600
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
>Subject: Re: OT: weeding 'reflex'
>
>Jan and James, I would love to have you for garden visitors, also any
>other compulsive weeders among you irislisters!
>
>Cindy Rust, Zone 5b, Missouri...where theres ALWAYS a weed to pull
>somewhere!
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>Message: 14
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:01:07 -0600
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
>Subject: Re: CAT: Too many iris?
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>Jan and Chris, you two have more willpower than I do. I am starting to
>cull some iris, but it is hard for me to part with them, even though the
>maintenance is too much. I must muster more resolve!
>
>Cindy Rust, Zone 5b, Missouri
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>Message: 15
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:17:57 EST
> From: Wjobe@aol.com
>Subject: Re: Dried flowers
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>Pat,
>I have dried I. retuculata , I. danfordiae. and bearded. I used Silica gel
>(sand) on all of them. I used butter containers for the small blossoms and a
>larger bowl with a
>lid for the large bearded. The flowers need to be removed on the large ones
>and a wire inserted in the 1/2 inch of stem you leave.
>Pour some silica gel in the bottom of the containers and gently place the
>blooms
>face up. ( you can bend the wire, just make sure it is secure in the stem)
>Then gently sift the silica around and in the bloom till it is completly
>covered. Put the lid on and store for 1-2 weeks. When you remove the flower
>you need to be very careful! Gently pour the silca out. After the bloom is
>removed,
>gently brush off as much of the silica as you can. Be VERY GENTLE as the
>flowers
>can tear now since they are very thin. I then would hang them upside down to
>complete the drying since the base is still not completly dried. In doing
>this, I
> would find something or make something tubular for the standards to go in
>while
>the falls rested on the edge. ( to try to keep the form as close to the
>original as
>possible) If I didn't, then they would flop while finishing drying.
>the I. reticulata and danfordiae usually came out all finished and didn't
need
>the
>extra drying procedure. I also would dry some stalks separately so that
after
>they were finished I could hot glue the blooms back on. I also used the green
>wrapped wire stems cut from silk flowers to glue the blooms to. They are
very
>fragile and must be kept in a dry place or else they will start to droop. I
>used mine
>in a large dried mass arangement for a winter, all city, flower show in Omaha
>a few years back. I won the arrangement sweepstakes with it. No one could
get
>over
>the fact that there were dried iris in it. Of course, people had to feel them
>and some
>of them got torn. The little iris hold up better, I kept them in my curio
>cabinets
>for a number of years, before they became to limp. I think the dwarf iris
>would
>dry pretty good too. Siberians would also be good. I'm going to try some of
>those
>this year!! You can get the silica at Wal-Mart. in the craft dept.
>Leslie Jobe'
>In KY.
>
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>Message: 16
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:44:40 -0500
> From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net>
>Subject: Re: OT: weeding 'reflex'
>
>>From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>>
>>James Brooks wrote:
>>> I was at a house auction Saturday and found myself pulling
>>>dead leaves out of the iris!
>>
>>I can relate strongly to this. The other thing I do is automatically
>>start weeding. I even do this in public gardens if the urge is strong.
>
>I better not catch you doing this in my garden! I've got many native wild
>flowers which many folks consider weeds! Like butterfly weed (asclepias
>tuberosa), which is literally a butterfly magnet.
>
>Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
>Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
>Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, SIGNA, SLI, & Miami Valley Iris Society
>Primary Interests: ABs, REBs, LAs, Native Ohio SPEC and SPEC-X hybrids
>(Check out my web page at http://home.fuse.net/dkramb/home.html)
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>Message: 17
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:15:49 EST
> From: DWiris@aol.com
>Subject: Re: William Shear book
>
>Hi all,
>
>I ordered Bill Shear's book from the AIS Storefront @ $17.00 and have had it
>for about a week. I haven't read that much, but what I have seen is easy to
>read and understand and has good ideas.
>
>Dorothy Willott
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>Message: 18
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:23:39 -0500
> From: "Betty Schnellinger" <bejim@buffnet.net>
>Subject: Re: Dried flowers
>
>Leslie,
>
>Thanks SO much for sharing your experience with drying iris flowers!! I had
>heard that it wasn't possible to do this successfully, so I much appreciate
>learning about your experiences to the contrary. And congratulations on
>your win in Omaha.
>
>BTW, how do the colors hold up? Do some colors last longer or change less
>than others?
>
>Thanks again for relating your experiences.
>
>Betty in Western New York, Zone 5
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>Message: 19
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:54:36 -0700
> From: Karen Jellum <7kjellum@3rivers.net>
>Subject: CAT: Too many iris?
>
>There is a lot of truth in what Chris Hollinshead says about too many iris.
>I'm just getting started and having been printing off the "must have lists,"
>already realizing that it is too many. Here is the challenge. I'm zone 3,
>the dry cold part of Montana, and not interested in hybridizing at this
>time. I believe in growing something that will do well in this area and not
>have to be given special care. List only two iris you would grow. Don't
>worry about whether I have it; I don't.
>
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>Message: 20
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:41:56 -0600
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
>Subject: Re: Dried flowers
>
>Leslie, thanks for the lesson on drying iris flowers! I never dreamed a
>tall bearded could be dried!
>
>Cindy Rust
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>Message: 21
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:48:06 EST
> From: Wjobe@aol.com
>Subject: Re: Dried flowers
>
>Betty,
>The colors do change some. Darks get darker, the yellows tend to fade. But
not
>so much, that they are unpleasant. The whites yellowed a little. Also, if
>you have a
>lot of humidity, it might take them longer to dry.
>Leslie. in KY
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>Message: 22
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:54:29 EST
> From: Wjobe@aol.com
>Subject: Re: Dried flowers
>
>Cindy,
>I had heard they couldn't, so I just had to see for myself. It took a couple
>trys
>to get it done. But it was fun and I was very excited when I finally figured
>it out.
>I like to dry lots of flowers. Daffodills are great!! You could experimint
>with
>the I. retuculatas and danfordaei ( they do the best!!) and daffodills first.
>I've even dried peonies to use
>in wreaths.
>Leslie in Ky
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>Message: 23
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:54:40 -0600
> From: S&C Rust <srust@fidnet.com>
>Subject: Re: CAT: Too many iris?
>
>Karen, what a challenge; only two iris! I would grow FEEDBACK (Hager
>1983) because everyone deserves an iris that reblooms and is fragrant.
>Also, this iris increases well and has never died off for anyone I've
>ever heard of. It reblooms in early summer, so it should even do so for
>you once it is established, which won't take long. It is a medium
>violet and has good form. I guess the second one would be SUPERSTITION,
>an older Schreiner "black". This iris stands a lot of neglect,
>increases well, endures all weathers and still never fails to win a blue
>wherever we exhibit it. I could just as easily have chosen VANITY,
>SOCIAL REGISTER, TITANS GLORY for my second choice.
>
>Cindy Rust
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>Message: 24
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:23:09 -0600
> From: "Perry Dyer" <pdyer@flash.net>
>Subject: Re: SPKR: Chuck Chapman
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>>From down south, just to let y'all know that Ruby Eruption (Chuck's) and
>Skydancer (his kiddo's) were two of the STARS in the SDB's here this last
>season. Those Canadians should be pleased to know their babies looked so
>good so far from home (and will be receiving HM votes from me -- NOT
>politicking, just telling you how I see it!).
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>Perry Dyer
>central Oklahoma
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>P.S. For those of you who were getting peeved at my not "cleaning up" my
>responses, and leaving 3 miles of strings tacked on, my apologies. Our
>web-guru, Mr. Jones, sent me a very polite "reminder message" last night.
>I'm still kinda new at all this, but here I go, let's see if I can get the
>scissors out on this message.
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>The memorable ones were RUBY ERUPTION and
>>SKYDANCER, a white with strong yellow hafts hybridized by his daughter
>>Sylvia when she was 6 years old.
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>Message: 25
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 20:15:29 EST
> From: Mike00Rita@aol.com
>Subject: Re: african iris seeds
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>Pardon the me too. My granddaughter and I selfed the iris last summer and the
>pods and seed appear they might be viable-so what do we do. Soak them in
tea,
>scarify, refrigerate a couple weeks? I just don't know!
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>Rita B
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