RE: Reaffirmation of Policy

["Janet Smith" <ypauls@sti.net>]

AIS Slides and Digital Programs would appreciate photos (grin)
if there are any.  Unless they would belong to one of the Sections.

Janet

---- Original Message ----
From: terry@flowerfantasy.net
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Subject: RE: [AISdiscuss] Reaffirmation of Policy
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:53:12 -0800

>If the policy is in place, why reaffirm? Just publish it verbatim in
>the
>bulletin. I would think it should be stated on the website as well.
>The other (real) issue is to register the clones as you suggest.
>Waiving the
>fee does not sound earth shattering but would require board action.
>We (Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden)recently co-introduced I. tectorum
>'Sun
>Moon Lake'(Roy Davidson) and I fail to see where a $10.00
>registration fee
>would pose a stumbling block other than "somebody has to do it". If
>someone
>is going to go to all of the time investment of propagating a clone
>for
>distribution, the registration fee is insignificant.
>It seems like some sort of publicity is really what is needed.
>Terry
>
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>From: owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>[mailto:owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org]
>On Behalf Of Robert Pries
>Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:37 AM
>To: AISdiscuss
>Subject: [AISdiscuss] Reaffirmation of Policy
>
>I am seeking the board of directorbs reaffirmation of a policy that
>has
>been
>in effect for 50 years but has had very little use. The policy is
>essentially
>that wild iris plants with good collection data will have any fee
>waived if
>they are registered. In essence, the goal is to create living
>herbarium
>specimens that document the diversity of an iris species. Since 1959
>I can
>not
>point to an instance in which this has been done. Yet there are still
>native
>plant collectors who find interesting iris variations in the wild and
>distribute them. Presently most never get registered and these wild
>plant
>enthusiasts are usually unaware of the Iris society having any
>interest in
>native plants. I discussed this with our registrar Mike Lowe and he
>confirmed
>his knowledge of this policy and saw no problem continuing it. It was
>presented to the AIS board in the late 1950bs by the famous botanist
>Dr.
>Lee
>Lenz who headed the scientific committee at that time. Dr. Lenz is in
>his
>90bs and still working at Rancho Santa Anna Botanic Gardens on
>California
>floras. In a practical sense it would cost us little. Even if I
>aggressively
>sought out plants to be registered it is unlikely that there would be
>on
>average more than 2-3 a year, maybe 10 the first year. I believe it
>would
>enhance AISbs credentials for having an interest in plant
>conservation.
>Remember these plants are not of garden origin, they would require
>data such
>as state and county of origin. While more detailed location data may
>be on
>file we would not want to be too specific in print so as to protect
>the
>population from unscrupulous collectors.
>
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