Now to work up the courage to cut them.

The seeds were soaked in a solution of fifty percent bleach and
distilled water for about fifteen minutes. The seeds were then
thoroughly rinsed, with distilled water, and put into salt shakers
(purchased expressly for this purpose), water changed every day, for
four or five days.
Then the arils were removed using a dental pick, making sure that the
embryo was exposed. The seeds were put in freezer bags with some
perlite, and put in the crisper drawer. (Thereby decreasing my intake of
fresh vegetables.)
One of the Iris urumiensis (JJA 600.600) germinated about a month ago. I
transplanted it, and it grew. Then I had the bright idea of
transplanting it to a pot of pure sand, thinking that the sand would dry
out faster, thereby preventing rot. Then I had the even brighter idea of
watering it, since the oncos in the garden display none of the
hydrophobia so often mentioned in the literature. The sand refused to
dry out (it must have been some new miracle sand), and the leaves
started browning at the tips.
So I transplanted the poor seedling again, into to my standard seed
starting mix. Today, with my usual skill, I accidentally knocked the pot
over, dislodging the root from the tiny rhizome.
I won't describe what happened to the other two seedlings.

Bob Nold
Denver, Colorado
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