Re: rot parade/miniature tall bearded diploids
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: rot parade/miniature tall bearded diploids
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 23:27:39 -0400
In a message dated 96-10-05 10:42:58 EDT, you write:
>Do the modern MTBs (miniature tall bearded irises) look like historic
diploid
>TBs (tall beardeds)? Or vice versa...
Very few MTBs look like historic TBs...the MTB class has quite strict
standards for size of flower and stalk, and as a result most modern MTBs have
a much more balanced and graceful appearance than an old TB such as QUEEN OF
MAY, MA MIE, GRACCHUS, or INNOCENZA. I love all these old TBs, but for
overall form and balance the MTBs win hands down. Some of the old historic
irises are MTBs, however, e.g. HONORABILE, which is to say the size of flower
and stalk matches the MTB standards. Clarence Mahan in VA
