RE: Encyclopedia & New Year

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

Robert,

I have thousands of scanned slides waiting your instructions! 
Several emails to you have gone unanswered.

Back to scanning,

Janet

---- Original Message ----
From: robertpries@embarqmail.com
To: aismprcommittee@gmail.com, aisdiscuss@aisboard.org,
bhiggins881@bellsouth.net
Subject: [AISdiscuss] Encyclopedia & New Year
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 16:16:10 -0500 (EST)

>We have reached another milestone with the Iris Encyclopedia. Betsy
>has
>finished entering the 1939 checklist. She did not put in all the
>synonyms but
>every iris name that has some information is now entered, at least we
>think.
>Since previous estimates indicated there are around 65,000 names,
>apocryphal
>or not, the box on the front indicates we are 93% finished. But that
>is
>probably a low estimate and we are farther along than indicated. Now
>one can
>do a search for a given hybridizer, and you get everything they
>registered no
>matter how long ago. B  If you can not find a registered Iris, please
>let us
>know. But for all practical purposes the Encyclopedia now has a page
>for every
>registered Iris. Thanks to Betsy!
>
>Of course just because a page exists, it does not mean it contains
>all the
>information it will ultimately have. We have lots of images to find.
>But
>presently the Encyclopedia is now the most complete Iris resource
>available.
>Have a happy New Year!
>
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