Re: [AISdiscuss] Re: AIS Bulletin Scientific Editor and Haiku

[Jandjcope@aol.com]

Hi,
I have decided that I am not Japanese so these Haiku have been sent to the 
convention. Since they will be in the booklet, I think the first one will be an 
introduction.

So, what is the embarrassment about Norlan Henderson's articles. I did have 
trouble getting through them but it was 1961 when I had my term of taxonomy in 
Botany 101.

 It has bothered me for a long time that Botanical Gardens mislabel irises. 
It has been my feeling that since most modern cultivars are hybrids that it is 
wrong to give them a species name. I. siberica for Strawberry Fair is just 
wrong. I. sanguinea is closer but still wrong. The Rose Society wouldn't stand 
for Hybrid Teas to be labeled with a specie name. Why do we? I have thought that 
TB Hybrid Iris, Siberian Hybrid Iris, and SDB Hybrid Iris would be good 
designations.

On second thought, maybe we should give iris hybrids specie names. We are 
animals of the earth and if the bees had made these hybrids we would give them 
specie names. The Louisiana species I. nelsonii is a hybrid of 3 other Louisiana 
species. Of course, we didn't know it when the species was named. This 
example is the first time that I realized that evolution didn't only have to be 
linear. The natural hybrids of I. virginica and I. versicolor have long been 
designated as X-robusta. I have been using X-robusta for my hybrid cultivars but 
maybe it is only for hybrids done by bees. Any thought on this subject?

Best Wishes,
Jill

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