RE: FYI Dr. Rodionenko 100th Birthday Letter in Mail 3/25/13

Thank you, Jim. 
Susan G. 

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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   

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