Re: HYB: Ben Hager story

There are many stories about Ben Hager, but this is my favorite. The occasion 
was a Spring Regional of Region 14 at Redding, California. At an evening get 
together in one of the hotel rooms Carol Vossen, a breeder of arilbreds, asked 
Ben if he remembered the first time she met him. Ben said he did not and 
Carol told this story.

It seems that Carol had just gotten started in iris and knew about Ben and 
about Melrose Gardens. She happened to be traveling through Stockton and 
although it was fall and plant-back time she decided to stop at the garden and meet 
Ben.  Upon arriving at the garden she saw Ben in the middle of a field and 
rushed up to him and introduced herself and the first question she asked was how 
should an iris be planted. Ben looked at her with one eye brow raised, reached 
down and picked up a rhizome. He then kicked a hole in the soil, dropped the 
rhizome into the hole, stomped it with his foot and said, "There. It's planted."

After Carol told the story she said, "Ben, do you remember that?"

Ben said, "No, I don't." After a slight pause he said, "But it sounds like 
me!"

FredKerr
Rainbow acres

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