Re: Re SIB OUTSET
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- Subject: Re: Re SIB OUTSET
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 12:05:23 -0600 (MDT)
Mark Cook writes:
> The Siberian Iris OUTSET is listed in the 1979 AIS Checklist. The
> seedling number was listed as T472/168Z, so I am assuming that the "T"
> indicates Tetrapoid. It was introduced by Currier McEwen in 1976, so it
is
> not of European origination.
The entry in the '79 Checklist also contains the notation "(2 x 28 chrom)",
so OUTSET is definitely a Tetraploid (28 chromosomes is the diploid number
for I. sibirica and I. sanguinea-derived Siberians). OUTSET received an HM
award from the AIS in 1978. Enjoy!
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (Zone 4)
cwalters@cache.net
