Re: REF: Fragrance (was Rebloom on Radiant Angel)
- Subject: Re: REF: Fragrance (was Rebloom on Radiant Angel)
- From: c* s*
- Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 16:12:33 -0600
From: celia storey <storey@aristotle.net>
>The practice of indicating scent in the registration information was
>dropped after the 1940's. I am aware that Louise Smith in Williamsburg, VA
>was collecting information on the fragrance of more recent iris cultivars
>in the 1980's, but Louise is no longer with us, and I do not know what
>became of her data.
>
Jeff, talk to Libby Cross about this. In 1992 she helped publish a
fragrance checklist based upon comments from the AIS round robins. The list
cost $15. I have a copy.
When last I heard, she was working to compile another fragrance checklist.
But I haven't heard from Libby in a while.
celia
s*@aristotle.net
Little Rock, Arkansas, USDA Zone 7b
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257 feet above sea level,
average rainfall about 50 inches (more than 60" in '97)
average relative humidity (at 6 a.m.) 84%.
moderate winters, hot summers ... but lots of seesaw action in all seasons
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