CAT: Funny/wierd descriptios

From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>

Catching up on some catalogue reading, I was bemused by Adamgrove's 
description of CRETAN:

"This one was collected by Mr. Dykes in Crete, leading to a name which 
some might think impugns the plant's intelligence, spelling differences 
aside."

Which leads me to the question: How many people are breeding for 
intelligence in their seedlings? Perhaps we should be, after the 
following comment by Mary Forte:

>A local iris garden was the victim of a wildfire several years ago >and 
it didn't hurt the irises at all.  Apparently even the ones in >pots 
made it--the pots melted, but the irises didn't seem to mind. 

I'm inclined to think that irises with more intelligence, or more 
sensitive natures might be rather more offended at the loss of their 
pots in such a manner.

Jan Clark, in Australia, heading out for an in depth chat, with some of 
her more intelligent seedlings.

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