Re: esthetics (was Re: Double iris-a plea for circumspection)
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- Subject: Re: esthetics (was Re: Double iris-a plea for circumspection)
- From: d*@cornell.edu (Dorothy A. Fingerhood)
- Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 09:40:50 -0600 (MDT)
>In a message dated 97-10-08 04:03:04 EDT, John wrote:
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> Cheers and the best of good wishes to all hybridizers who strive for simple
> elegance on sturdy plants.
>
and Claire replied:
>John,
>
>Imostly agree with all you have written in this essay. The usual example
>written of is the rose. Beautiful, to some, roses on plants that won't grow
>well in the garden.
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>Irises "improved" to me mean plants of better health, stronger flowerstalks,
>disease resistance, colors deeper and richer, hardiness extended, length of
>bloom extended, etc. An iris that begins to look like something else will
>not grow in my garden but will probably in the cult of "what's new" in the
>catalogs become a hit.
>
>I do not think we are in the majority.
>
Right on, John and Claire! And Claire, we may not be in the majority, but
we may be among the last ones growing a few old, sturdy irises if the new
ones continue to go the way of the rose...
Dorothy
daf10@cornell.edu
(Newfield, NY)
