Re: OT-HUMOR: LEAF HOLES

At 11:24 AM 5/28/97 -0600, you wrote:
>
>Ann Onymouse was a generous woman and a scientist of no small merit. I am
>delighted to hear members of this list have become familiar with her
>scholarly publications and look forward to the day when her general
>reputation rises to match her accomplishments in the many fields to which
>she laid her hand. It has been remarked that she was every bit as important
>to the scientific community as the great Hedy Lamaar. And that, I assure
>you, is no exaggeration.

        Celia, it is indeed a pleasure to hear from someone else who admires
the work of Ann Onymouse.  Unfortunately, in this day and age, the
accomplishments of Hedy Lamarr seem to have been forgotten by the general
public.  Her work was really responsible for the stirring of interest in her
field of expertise.  Do you remember whether those were Louisiana iris
growing along the edges of that body of water where she herself became the
focus of attention?  (Rusty, I'm afraid, in spite of his studies has not yet
become aware of Hedy's contributions
to mankind.)

        I made a brief survey of my iris bed (VERY brief - the max.\min.
thermometer is now at 94 degrees and the max. -- I can hardly believe it --
hit 108 degrees).  Anyway, some of the iris leaves have a variation of
fenestration; the openings are not round but looking rather like the
vertical rectangular openings on the old punch cards.  Do you suppose this
is a mutation of 
i. fromage suisse?

Dorothy C. Frisbie
Woman of Many Interests
Escondido, CA
USDA 10, Sunset 20/21
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