Re: TB: Dubious names
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: TB: Dubious names
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 23:05:19 -0600 (MDT)
J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey wrote:
> I hope someone can help me figure out whether the following names are in
> fact names of registered irises or merely mis-transcriptions by a typist
> whose identity has been lost to the mists of time. I devoted most of
> Thursday to plowing through our club's R&I checklists from '39 to '95, but
> was unable to locate
Celia--
Just a word of warning--a lot of the major "clearinghouse" all-purpose
nurseries or large discount stores buy iris (even seedlings) in large
quantities and then just "attach" a name (right or wrong) to them and
sell them in their catalogs or stores. I think Clarence Mahan mentioned
this practice with some Japanese iris a few months ago in this forum.
No doubt that same unscrupulous practice is done with bearded iris
also. Witness the "horror stories" posted recently about iris from
Wal-Mart!
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California Sierra Nevada foothills--Zone 8
low 53 and high 86 today; our Spring continues to be VERY warm and dry
and we're experiencing our earliest iris season ever here
