Re: HYB: THORNBIRD Crosses?
- Subject: Re: HYB: THORNBIRD Crosses?
- From: J* I* J*
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 22:45:14 -0700
From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
HIPSource@aol.com wrote:
>
> I see what you mean about using irises which, while splendid in themselves, do
> not embody the most current advances. I believe one of the pieces of advice
> usually given to new hybridizers is to use the most modern and excellent
> things, and that makes very good sense. I mean, why reinvent the wheel if
> forward is where you are going.
>
> But curiosity might lead me to do it anyway some time. I envision a chalk
> white ground and standards, warming to a pale bronze wash on the falls,
> deepening and becoming more rich around a central area of violet texture
> veining, long violet horns.....
Wouldn't "reinventing the wheel" also possibly lead one down a path that
hadn't been discovered yet? (I know - dreaming of the "true red" iris.)
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