Re: Stockton Order--Iris Name
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- Subject: Re: Stockton Order--Iris Name
- From: G* S* <g*@loop.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 12:23:27 -0600 (MDT)
Dorothy C. Frisbie wrote:
> My order from Stockton arrived the other day (first time I had ordered from
> them). Although they weren't able to send me everything I had ordered,
> their substitutes seem to be excellent choices, including some '97
> introductions. One of the substitutes for Coming Up Roses (I had indulged
> my lust for pink by choosing a number of pink varieties) was named something
> I can't really make out. I can make out an 'aside', "V. Wood Pink", 1998,
> and what looks like LORUE BOSWELL or something like that for the name.
> Since they are apparently really busy right now, I hesitate to call and ask,
> but does anyone on the list have an idea?
>
I know a Carl Boswell from northern California, whose charming wife is named
LaRue, so I suspect the iris is named for her.
Since he recently sent me his recipe for meatball soup, I feel compelled to
mention the sign I saw on a small tank truck a couple of days ago--
"Smith and Sons: Cesspool Pumping and Bean Soup Delivery."
Gerry--who has dug about 25% of his irises in the last two days, and is _very_
appreciative of purple leaf bases. They let me identify at least four cultivars
that otherwise would have been dumped in the "miscellaneous" heap.
--
gcsnyd@loop.com AIS Region 15
Warm, winterless Los Angeles
President of San Fernando Valley Iris Society
My work? Helping generate data for http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo
