Dear All, The name ‘Contraband Girl’ is formally registered by the AIS as BOTH a Louisiana Iris (1953) and as a form of I. virginica (1992). This is obvioulsy a problem in registration. Hard to determine why the registrar accepted this name in 1992 since the name was already in use and valid. There is a possibility that the plant registered in 1953 was not actually a LA iris, but mis-identified by the registrant. This is hinted at in the AIS wiki entry for the I. virginica. (http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/… <http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/…>) If this is true, both names apply to the same variety, but the plant is actually an I. virginica selection. The 1992 registration may have been a correction to the 1953 identification. I wonder if the 1953 ‘LA' Iris with this name is still in commerce or gardens anywhere. Needs some further study. Best Jim W. > On Mar 10, 2015, at 10:29 AM, Sean Zera <zera@umich.edu> wrote: > > The correct 'Contraband Girl' was registered in 1953 as a Louisiana > collected from the wild. James Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 USA Phone 816-746-1949 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/