HIST: Shiraz
From: Sharon McAllister <73372.1745@compuserve.com>
Message text written by Jan Clark:
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TBI's:
AUTUMN LEAVES, ATLANTIC, BABBLING BROOK, BARCELONA, GOLD DIGGER, GOOD HOPE,
'Historical White',HOT HEAD, LEMON QUEEN, MAUVE DELIGHT, RUFFLED QUEEN,
SHIRAZ, SIVA SIVA, SNOW MAIDEN, STRAWBERRY LOVE, TOOTSIE, TOWN GOSSIP,
TRIFLE, WHITE KNIGHT.<
SHIRAZ is not a TB. It's a diploid oncobred from I. iberica X I. pallida,
introduced in 1909. A real collector's item, if it's the real thing. The
AIS Color Class was S9, which was originally translated as a "reddish
squalens bitone", but the ASI CL described it as merely a "Red blend" --
which may have contributed to its demise in this country.
I found a detailed description in an old Court of Iris catalog, though:
"The standards are soft light blue violet while the falls are off-white
with heavy veining of deep violet with a suggestion of a signal patch."
[Remember that the old color classification system didn't have a code for
violet.]
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
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