Re: OT-HUMOR: LEAF HOLES
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- Subject: Re: OT-HUMOR: LEAF HOLES
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 21:57:31 -0600 (MDT)
Celia Storey writes (27 May 97):
> Congratulations, Rima! You have stumbled across the very rare species
iris,
> I. fromage suisse. Don't bother looking it up in your Dykes. It is so
rare,
> even that great catolog keeper never stumbled across a sprig.
Hi Celia!
The reason you did not find the iris in question mentioned in Dykes' book
is that the name you have used for it is invalid. Everyone knows that
botanical names must be in Latin, not French. A thorough search of the
literature would have revealed that the correct name for this obscure
species is Iris caseus helveticus (Spuhf, 1787).
As for your historical synopsis, it is inimitable and cannot be faulted in
the least detail.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@cache.net
