Re: Judges: by sex?
From: "Title, CDR Lynn A." <titlel@spawar.navy.mil>
I'm a woman (last I looked) and I much prefer saturated jewel colors to
pastels -- I'd take Grape Adventure over Edith Wolford or Color Brite any
day. But I also love the look of the space agers (I have Rock Star cooking
away) and the newer big, bold ruffled irises. I have two similar raspberry
plicatas in my limited space -- Lady Jean and Crinoline - and if LJ didn't
rebloom, I'd only have one, the ruffles on Crinoline making it so much more
graceful in my eyes. And I plan to ditch the big mass of Immortality taking
up one big corner - while it blooms plentifully, and reblooms reliably, it's
a boring flower to me; plain white, no contrast to the beards, no
interesting textures. I gave away all my Corn Harvest last year for the same
reason - reliable but uninteresting flower.
Lynn
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Sutton [s*@lightspeed.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 11:29 AM
To: iris-talk@onelist.com
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Judges: by sex?
From: "Mike Sutton" <suttons@lightspeed.net>
Interesting theory James. I personally like the pinks and pastels and I
really like lace and ruffles. I am 100% male. Maybe I am an exception to
the rule. The shift could possibly be attributed to the availability of
more colors and new attributes like lace, ruffling and appendages becoming
acceptable and predominate. One of the requirements for awards is an
improvement on something in commerce or something entirely new. What do you
think?
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: James Brooks <hirundo@tricon.net>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 12:58 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] Judges: by sex?
>From: James Brooks <hirundo@tricon.net>
>
>When I look at my bed of Dykes Medal winners marching a line of blooms up
>the hill from 1927 to 1998, it seems obvious to me that during the 1930s
>and up until World War II, the judges must have been predominantly men.
>
>I mentioned Dauntless, Mary Geddes and Copper Lustre in the previous post,
>but add to that Prairie Sunset, The Red Douglas and some others from this
>era and you have a bed of color a man could love, borne out by the men who
>visit the gardens.
>
>By the end of World War II, my theory runs, the balance of the judges
>became women: the color shift is remarkable - from there on it is pastels:
>purples, pinks, blues, lavenders, pale yellows, with huge flowers and lots
>of ruffles and lace. The shift is so dramatic it cannot be explained by
>tetraploidy alone.
>
>Is there anyone on the list who could substantiate this theory? I know in
>the early historic photos of the local bird club, it was the men in this
>era, wearing suits and ties and wing-tipped shoes, who went birdwatching,
>while the women stayed at the picnic grounds and dished out the potato
>salad. I would suspect that gardening became democraticized somewhat
>earlier, with women first being nurturers of flowers, then hybridizers, and
>finally judges.
>
>Any feedback?
>
>
>James Brooks
>Jonesborough, TN
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