Re: Fwd: Iris pseudacorus unknown varieties

[MORRISJE1@aol.com]

It sounds a bit like the futures market that existed in the  Netherlands in 
the 1630s known as Tulipomania, as folks bought and sold tulip  bulbs that 
they never saw bloom.  That all collapsed in the winter of  1636-1637 
plunging speculators and investors into economic ruin and  despair.  After the 
collapse, true connoisseurs and tulip growers continued  to buy and sell 
superior guaranteed varieties albeit at more reasonable prices  instead of the 
grossly inflated prices of the tulip mania times.
 
Jim M.
 
 
In a message dated 2/9/2012 2:45:47 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
ypauls@sti.net writes:

Live  plants,
>especially 
>dormant rootstock make up a very small part  of the market. Growers
>send the 
>plants to market and it is  buyer beware. Unfortunately, the only
>buyers are 
>brokers. The  plant material goes on to growers all over the world,
>who in  
>turn sell it to wholesalers or retailers, who in turn sell it  to
>gardeners. 
>At no point along the way do they  actually see the flower in bloom,
>so there 
>is no  accountability.

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