Re: OT-HUMOR: LEAF HOLES
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: OT-HUMOR: LEAF HOLES
- From: D* S* <s*@molalla.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 11:49:59 -0600 (MDT)
Jeff and Carolyn Walters wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
Hi Jeff & Carolyn;
First, an apology to the rest of you on the list. I cannot seem to get
to Jeff privately, and am running out of time, so will be brief. Yes,
Jeff, we got your posting, and we are almost out the door as we speak.
Look forward to seeing you sometime Thursday afternoon. Your directions
were superb!! As for the rest of you, bye for now, look for you at the
convention, or back here on the list on our return!!
Nancy Silverberg,
Molalla, OR, where the sun is not shining, and I couldn't care less!!
