RE: Re:CULT ? Cows/seedling sales

Rosalie,
	This is what we have been taught as well.  If it is not good enough for
introduction how would you like to see it in Joe Schmoo's garden in 10 years
with your name on it?  "This is from Malevil Gardens, they gave it to me".
UH-UH no way.

Dana Brown
Malevil Gardens
Pres. South Plains Iris Society
AIS Region 17, MIS, ASI, RIS, TBIS
Lubbock, TX  USA
Zone 7 USDA, Zone 10 Sunset
d*@llano.net


-----Original Message-----
From: RYFigge@aol.com [R*@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 10:27 AM
To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [iris-talk] Re:CULT ? Cows/seedling sales

I  don't mean to prick anyone's bubble, === BUT. I was "brought up" in the
AIS iris world that it was not ethical to sell/give away seedlings that were
not worthy of introduction because you are diluting the waters, so to speak,
by foisting unworthy irises upon innocent buyers  or  recipients so that
they
become unhappy with their results and shrug off irises for their gardens.
It
is far better to let the cows eat them or the trash collector haul them off
if you don't want to include any culture problems in your compost pile. I
don't know   whether this is written in stone or is just up to the integrity
of an individual to want  to keep the iris world as "pure" as possible!
Guess we need to do some research on that.  Our  region has had tough task
masters in our training  --  maybe it is only idealistic, but it makes good
sense to me to want to have everyone have GOOD irises so they are happy
enough to want more - which results in more business for those that sell the
"good"  irises!  (I know, some of those should never have been introduced
either !  --- but it is not on "your" conscience, if that is any
consolation.)    I hope I haven't set the cat among too many pigeons to
survive the pecking!  Ha!)   Rosalie nr Baltimore   zone 7 where we are
hoping to avoid the snow of the Ohio Valley Areas    ryfigge@aol.com


















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