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Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:33
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Subject: [SpaceAgeRobin] The SAGE
article
Good news!
The "Getting Serious about Space Age Genetics"
article that sets for the first, bare-bones, look at the SAGE plan is IN THE
APRIL ISSUE.
I received a complimentary advance copy of the
April Bulletin this morning from Bruce Filardi, and the issue is jam
packed with useful, informative articles, including ours about the
project. I am sure it will stir up additional interest and certainly
sets forth the Robin and the fact that there are a group of folks who take
SA's very seriously and think them worthy of a lot of study about the "whys
and wherefores" of the type.
There will be an additional, partly in fun and
tongue-in-cheek article titled "Why Doesn't My FAT FLOUNCY Look Like
Yours?" No--this isn't a near-pornographic piece. It is about
SAs--and OTHER IRISES--that vary, especially using the point of view of a
judge encountering specimens on the bench at shows.
ALL bearded (and probably non-bearded) irises
vary greatly depending upon light, fertility, water, climate, pH, and God
alone knows what else. I go on to explore some of the "why's" and center
in on the widely varying growth patterns and needs of the ancestral varieties
of all our modern bearded hybrids. They come from all sorts of climates
demanding all sorts of different genetic adjustments to adapt.
We've taken those widely varied source materials
and put them into the same kettle and stirred. The amazing thing is that
most varieties thrive as widely as they do!
So anyway--there's more in the SA article
pipeline than just this April BAIS article.
Anyone else want to try your had at publishing SA
articles?
Neil Mogensen z 7, Region 4, western NC
mountains
