Re: AD:Sale of Rose Garcia's iris

Hi Jean,

I wanted to reconnect w/you as I figured the hottest weather is hopefully
behind us.  You will remember that we wanted to buy a significant number of
the rhizomes - are we nearing that shipping point?
Thanks, Richard


On 7/2/07 5:55 PM, "Jean Richter" <richter@eecs.berkeley.edu> wrote:

> Rose Garcia is a longtime irisarian in Stockton, California.
> She is now in her mid-90s, and may soon have to leave her
> home to go into assisted living. She would like other iris lovers
> to have access to her extensive collection of iris. A list of
> the varieties she grows is appended to this message.
> This includes many hard-to-find cultivars from the 50s, 60s,
> and 70s, as well as some older and newer varieties.
> 
> Rose would like to receive $2.00 per rhizome for her iris
> (plus shipping cost). If you're interested in getting some
> of these rhizomes, please email me before July 13, 2007.
> Please don't send money beforehand - we'll work out
> the exact amounts after the iris have been dug.
> 
> As a precaution - while we're reasonably certain as
> to the IDs of these iris, problems can and do crop up
> (many of her iris beds have not been divided in some time
> and clumps may have wandered a bit). While we can't
> guarantee correct ID, we'll do our best to make sure
> the ID is correct.
> 
> Thanks for helping preserve historic (and soon-to-be historic) iris!
> 
> Jean Richter
> 
> Here is the list of cultivars Rose has to offer:
> 
> Alcazar (Vilmorin 1910)
> Alpine Castle (Blyth 1979)
> Amadeus (Tompkins 1989)
> Apollodorus (Tompkins 1988)
> Apricot Supreme (Tompkins 1951)
> Avenging Angel (Williamson 1984)
> Babbling Brook (Keppel 1966)
> Barcelona (O. Brown 1967)
> Beaux Arts (Plough 1969)
> Big League (Schreiner 1969)
> Black Dragon (Schreiner 1982)
> Black Taffeta (Songer 1954)
> Blue Hawaii (Schreiner1954)
> Blue Petticoats (Schreiner 1965)
> Brides Halo (H. Mohr 1973)
> Brown Lasso (Buckles by Niswonger 1975)
> Burgundy Splash (Craig 1948)
> Burmese Dawn (Tompkins 1975)
> Butterscotch Kiss (Plough 1957)
> By Line (DeForest 1954)
> Call Me Madam (Nelson 1957)
> Camelot Rose (Tompkins 1965)
> Carpetbagger (Black 1987)
> Cascadian (Linse 1952)
> Cayenne Capers (Gibson1959)
> China Gate (Plough 1958)
> Cinema (Williamson 1982)
> Colortart (Innerst 1983)
> Coral Magic (Schreiner 1979)
> Crinkled Lilac (Schreiner 1957)
> Cycles (McWhirter 1986)
> Decolletage (Hager 1970)
> Distant Fire (Schreiner 1983)
> Dover Beach (Nearpass 1972)
> Dream Lover (Tams 1971)
> Dualtone (O. Brown 1977)
> Dutch Master (O. Brown 1972)
> Echo De France (Anfosso 1984)
> Edith Wolford (Hager 1986)
> Eleanors Pride (Watkins 1956)
> Evening Magic (Schreiner 1990)
> Fabulous Kate (Muhlestein 1950)
> Fancyancy (Austin 1953)
> Fragrant Lilac (Hager 1986)
> Full House (Meek 1976)
> Full Tide (O. Brown 1972)
> Gala Madrid (Peterson 1968)
> Glazed Orange (Schreiner 1969)
> Gold Ruffles (Muhlestein 1947)
> Gold Smoke (Clarke 1952)
> Gold Trimmings (Schreiner 1975)
> Golden Tan (Craig 1954)
> Gondolier (J. Nelson 1971)
> Graphic Arts (Hager 1978)
> Gypsy Caravan (Moldovan 1978)
> Hallowed Thought (Zurbrigg 1977)
> Harbor Blue (Schreiner 1954)
> Helen Collingwood (Smith 1949)
> Hey Looky (W. Brown 1970)
> Honor Bright (DeForest 1951)
> Ice Carnival (Watkins for Graves 1954)
> Image Maker (Williamson 1983)
> Indian Chief (Ayers 1929)
> Irish Tune (Plough 1978)
> Jesses Song (Williamson 1983)
> Joyce Terry (Muhlestein 1974)
> Jungle Fires (Schreiner 1960)
> Kentucky Derby (D. Mohr 1976)
> Kentucky Hills (Hinkle 1969)
> Kharput (coll. Barr 1895)
> Laced Cotton (Schreiner 1980)
> Lady Albright (Muhlestein 1949)
> Laurel Park (Gaulter 1978)
> Lavender Luck (Ernst 1988)
> Leading Lady (Lyell 1946)
> Ledas Lover (Hager 1980)
> Lemon Mist (Rudolph 1972)
> Loop The Loop (Schreiner 1975)
> Lord Baltimore (Nearpass 1969)
> Lothario (Schreiner 1942)
> Love and Desire (Williamson 1983)
> Lullaby Of Spring (Schreiner 1987)
> Majorette (Miess 1953)
> Marion Hamilton (Roberts 1958)
> Masada (Tompkins 1984)
> Mauna Kea (Tompkins 1991)
> Merry Ripple (Schreiner 1966)
> Mill Valley (Gaulter 1976)
> Minisa (Wall 1976)
> Miss Indiana (Cook 1961)
> Money (Roe 1977)
> Monsignor (Vilmorin 1907)
> Montecito (Oliver for Milliken 1955)
> Moonlit Sea (Sass 1942)
> Mountain Melody (Gibson 1984)
> Mulberry Rose (Schreiner 1941)
> My Darling Scatterbrain (Mahoney 1983)
> Natures Own (O. Brown 1981)
> Navajo Blanket (Schreiner 1978)
> New Snow (Fay 1946)
> Oh Babe (Anderson 1984)
> Orange Gem (McKee 1948)
> Orchid Lady (Salbach 1942)
> Pacific Panorama (Sexton 1960)
> Paris Lights (Schreiner 1972)
> Pathfinder (Whiting 1948)
> Peach Frost (Schreiner 1972)
> Perfume Counter (Zurbrigg 1972)
> Pink Cameo (Fay 1946)
> Pink Confetti (Gibson 1976)
> Pink Formal (Muhlestein 1949)
> Pink Sleigh (Rudolph 1970)
> Pinnacle (Stevens 1945)
> Planned Treasure (Burger 1985)
> Polka Time (Schortman 1958)
> Prom Night (Schreiner 1987)
> P.T. Barnum (Meek 1979)
> Punchline (Plough 1968)
> Queens Taste (Douglas 1952)
> Quest (Plough 1956)
> Radiant Apogee (Gibson 1966)
> Ranees Palace (Blyth 1985)
> Revival Meeting (Tompkins 1990)
> River Hawk (Plough 1979)
> Rodeo (DeForest 1947)
> Ron (Hamblen 1979)
> Rosette Wine (Schreiner 1989)
> Ruffled Taffeta (Miess 1954)
> Santana (Keppel 1978)
> Sapphire Hills (Schreiner 1971)
> Schortmans Garnet Ruffles (Schortman 1981)
> Scintillation (Schreiner 1981)
> Secret Melody (Schreiner 1988)
> Shipshape (Babson 1969)
> Singing Rain (Daling 1973)
> Snow Flurry (Rees 1939)
> Snowmound (Schreiner 1976)
> Sostenique (Blyth 1975)
> Spartan (Schreiner 1973)
> Spellbound (Linse 1951)
> Spring Romance (Miess 1948)
> Spun Gold (Glutzbeck 1940)
> Stepping Out (Schreiner 1964)
> Superstition (Schreiner 1977)
> Tangerine Sky (Schreiner 1976)
> Tequila Sunrise (McWhirter 1978)
> The Black Douglas (Sass 1934)
> The Knockout (Muhlestein 1948)
> Tides In (Schreiner 1983)
> Tiffanja (Deforest 1942)
> Titans Glory (Schreiner 1981)
> Toll Gate (Cook 1959)
> Touch Of Class (Wagstaff 1975)
> Touche (Hamblen 1969)
> Valimar (Hamblin 1958)
> Vanity (Hager 1975)
> Varga Girl (Monroe 1986)
> Vermont (Gaulter 1974)
> Victoria Falls (Schreiner 1977)
> Villain (Keppel 1981)
> Vitafire (Schreiner 1968)
> Voodoo (Kleinsorge 1948)
> Well Endowed (Ghio 1979)
> White City (Murrell 1939)
> White Smoke (Rees 1949)
> Woodmont Plume (Mitchell-Lafrenz 1953)
> Zantha (Fay 1947)
> 
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