Re: OT - clean houses
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- Subject: Re: OT - clean houses
- From: D* B* <d*@llano.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 18:41:09 -0600 (MDT)
> I want to say a word on the historics which have crept into the list
> recently. I have very few bearded iris but have an MTB called Honorabile.
>
> This cultivar is the most common iris in my area. It is indestructible and
> will grow on very poor soil. It increases quickly and never gives grief with
> any of the ills so often reported here. It is held in low esteem for these
> qualities, a curious situation to me, a great respecter of survivors.
What a shame that Honorabile is not better thought of in your area.
Down here it is very common also but everybody loves it. Sometimes we
will have 5 or 6 stalks of it in the show. Some of those old timers are
great.(-:
--
Dana Brown, Lubbock, Texas Zone 7
Where we are 3,241 ft above sea level, with an average rainfall of
17.76"
of rain a year. Our average wind speed is 12.5 mph and we have an
average
of 164 days of clear weather, 96 of which dip below freezing.
