Freshly cleaned disk!/hybridizing goals
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- Subject: [sibrob] Freshly cleaned disk!/hybridizing goals
- From: R* D* H*
- Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 01:26:43 -0400
From: "R. Dennis Hager" <rdhager@dmv.com>
I owe all of you a big apology for transmitting the happy99 worm virus.
I had no idea that it was hanging around in my computer. Many thanks to
the people who quickly notified me of the problem so that I could take
care of it.
Now, what I had intended to send was a comment on hybridizing! After
having heard Tony Huber at the JI Symposium, I am convinced that more
work should be done on inter species crosses.
Generally speaking, Siberians fare better in colder climates. I.
tridentata is a wonderful southeastern native in the tripetalate series
(along with I. setosa). It has been largely overlooked, but it is an
excellent garden plant. I don't know that a cross is actually possible,
but I would postulate that if such a cross did occur, a nice compact,
well-behaved Siberian type garden iris for the South could be developed.
Thanks again.
R. Dennis Hager
on Delmarva
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