Jim Morris, President American Iris Society 682 Huntley Heights Dr. Ballwin, MO 63021 USA
Dr. George I. Rodionenko 197376, St. Petersburg, ul. Prof. Popov, 2. Botanical Institute. VL Komarova RAS Botanical Garden of Peter the Great Russia
March 25, 2013
Dear Dr. Rodionenko,
Congratulations on your 100th birthday anniversary! You have reached this momentous attainment in life joining our own Helen Reynolds of El Dorado, Kansas who is well known for saving the Sass brothers hybridizing stock many years ago. You, of course, are well known to Americans for your publication The Genus Iris L., translated for the English speaking world by The British Iris Society in 1984. Whether known as iris, Russian "kasatik, petushok, or pivnik" the plant "whose flowers personify that most beautiful manifestation of nature -- the rainbow --" has served to bring us closer together.
You may remember that my wife, Jean Morris, introduced you (through a translator) on your 82nd birthday in March 1995 to the attendees at Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri, where you attended and spoke to the International Symposium on Gardening with Iris Species. That was a personal honor to her and to me as well.
On behalf of the members of the American Iris Society we extend our best wishes on your personal centennial celebration.
Sincerely yours,
Jim Morris, President American Iris Society
--------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off this list, send email to the AIS Secretary <aissecretary@irises.org> The archives for AISDiscuss are at: http://www.aisboard.org/lists/aisdiscuss/