Re: TB: Brown Iris
- Subject: Re: TB: Brown Iris
- From: J* P*
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 21:16:36 +0300
From: "Juri Pirogov" <jukp@aha.ru>
>
> From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <cwalters@digitalpla.net>
>
> From: "Juri Pirogov"
> >
> > > From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters"
> > > As you mention, Vickie, brown iris are not that fashionable these
> > > days, and so there are not too many new ones on the market.
> > >
> > Not at all! Irresistible brown COPATONIC (Blyth'94) became Queen of
> Moscow
> > Iris Show this year.
>
> Juri,
>
> Whether brown (or any other color) is fashionable or not should have no
> bearing on the selection of the Queen of Show or any other horticultural
> award at an iris show, since judges are not supposed to allow their
> personal likes and dislikes to affect their decisions, but make their
> selections on how well the stalks entered have been grown and presented.
>
> Where TENNESSEE WOMAN was Queen of Show at our Iris Show this year, and
the
> public couldn't figure out why when there were so many "prettier' iris
> entered.
>
Jeff,
it's correct for your Society with 70 years of history and hard rules, but
not for our young Society and unrestricted judging. :)
Juri
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