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From:
Mary Blatz <B*@a-znet.com>
To:
iris-talk <i*@onelist.com>
Date:
Saturday, May 29, 1999 10:01 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] HIST:
other historic finds?
Many thanks to Cindy, Leslie, James, Rosalie, Maureen and
Anner for their hearty welcomes to the list and their specific information
regarding my iris. Since I am now informed that several of my new
acquisitions are in fact historics, I have returned to my lady friend who
grew them to see what else she has. Indeed she is a treasure trove of
sorts, with another 50 or so named varieties, many of which appear to be
oldies. Anner, being the HIPS source chair, I thought you might be
interested to know what she's growing, in case any of them are rare enough
to be in demand. Yours or anyone's comments on the following would
certainly be welcome:
ALASKA, ANGEL BRIGHT, APRICOT BLAZE, APRICOT LUSTRE,
BABBLING BROOK, BELLE MEADE, BERTHA PERKINS, BRONZE BELL, CAMELOT ROSE,
CHAPEAU, CIRCUS STRIPE, CRINKLED JOY, DOT & DASH, ELEANOR'S PRIDE,
ETCHED BURGUNDY, GALILEE, GRAND SPECTATOR, HARVEST TIME, HEARTBREAKER, HIGH
FASHION, HOWDY FOLKS, INVESTIGATOR, JEALOUSY, JOYCE TERRY, MEET THE BOSS,
PARIS LIGHTS, PINK FEATURES, PINK PALACE, PIPES OF PAN, RAGE, REPARTEE,
RIBBON ROUND, RICH RED, ROYAL TROPHY, SAMURI WARRIOR, SKYWATCH, SOCIAL
BUTTERFLY, SUN GOLD, SUN SPRAY, TEMPLE GOLD, TIBRIRON, SHADOW MAGIC,
TYROLEAN BLUE, UTAH VALLEY, WARNING CLOUD, WHITE TAFFETA, WILD GINGER, WIND
RIVER.
She's a charming grayed widow in her late 70's, with
gnarled up hands and a pick-up truck to keep her in business, and a flock of
sheep ("I feed them, they feed the flowers.") If she's not
home you wander her gardens and leave a note in an old rusty box telling her
which rhizomes you want in July when she digs them--"they need to rest
for awhile first" she says. I'm not sure how accurate her ID or
spelling is; so far the ones I've checked against the info you folks
gave me indeed look like their official descriptions.
I am new to this business of named varieties and how to ID
them--not sure how to come by those magic checklists you all refer to, other
then join AIS, which I just recently did. Any info anyone can share,
or a nudge in the right direction to find it myself, would be much
appreciated.
Again, I thank you all for your willingness to share your
time and knowledge--
Mary Blatz
Skaneateles, NY (near Syracuse) USDA Zone
5
