Re: OT: ridicule & labels
- Subject: Re: OT: ridicule & labels
- From: J* C*
- Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 15:05:56 PST
From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
Kathy Guest wrote:
> I run across lots of folks who assume that I'm so over the edge that
>I name my plants... and it's almost impossible to explain in just a
>few words what is actually going on. Not long before eyes glaze and
>people fidget and you just KNOW they're regretting the question.
Why not just explain that irises are impossible to identify when they
are not in bloom, and as you sell/give away plants or like to keep your
colour co-ordination correct when you transplant, after they finish
flowering, you need some form of identification. If you have in excess
of 20 or so cv's a simple label with the colour will not be of much
help. The best way of knowing what is what, is by using the cv name. I
have used this explanation myself, and it makes good sense. How often do
you hear a gardener say "I wish I had kept the name tag"?
Cheers, Jan Clark
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