Allen McMurtrie's reticulate iris hybrids
Ellen Hornig (Wed, 22 Jun 2016 08:08:55 PDT)

He's sent it out very widely, and requested its recipients, which include NARGS newsletter editors, to disseminate it further. I think this goes well beyond a modest notification of availability.

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On Jun 22, 2016, at 10:59 AM, Tim Eck <teck11@embarqmail.com> wrote:

I think I disagree. Availability is different from commercialism. And as many of us know, the way to make a small fortune breeding plants is to start with a large fortune.

Tim Eck
When a philosopher says something that is true, then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial, then it is false.
Gauss

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From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ellen Hornig
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:38 AM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: Re: [pbs] Allen McMurtrie's reticulate iris hybrids

A lot of people out there have neat stuff to sell, but haven't we made it a rule
that we don't advertise on PBS? I think it best to keep it that way.

On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Jim McKenney
<jamesamckenney@verizon.net>
wrote:

I got an email from Alan McMurtrie yesterday which, among other
things, lists sources for his reticulate iris hybrids. Perhaps others
of you also got a similar email, although the one I received was addressed

to me only.

If this email had a wider distribution, I apologize for posting it
here. He included a copy of his Plantsman's article (not attached
here) and gives permission to reprint it. Let's put it on the PBS
Wiki! Here's what he
wrote:
Hi Jim,
It would be great if you could let members know my Reticulata Iris
hybrids are now available.
Malcolm McGregor will be publishing a couple of articles about my work
in future issues of the NARGS Rock Garden Quarterly.
For the moment it' s a matter of letting members know they can buy
them; and at the same time trying to get wholesalers and retailers
interested in selling them.
If you are interested, you can reprint my article from the March issue
of The Plantsman. Mike Grant says, "They do need to say it was first
published in The Plantsman, and if they can add a link to our website
that would be great (http://www.rhs.org.uk/plantsman/)."

Odyssey Bulbs is one of the companies selling my bulbs in the U.S.
They
sell: Mars Landing Orange Glow Sea Breeze Velvet Smile

The Denver Botanic Garden should have some in their plant sale (via
Jacques Amand)

At the moment there is a big wholesaler in Canada distributing 6 of my
hybrids via a couple of mail order firms and starting to get garden
centres interested. I am trying to get wholesalers interested in the
U.S. but its quite an uphill battle.
Jacques Amand Intl. ships to the U.S. They do a bulk shipment to the U.S.
and then individual orders are sent on from within the U.S. People
can
contact: bulbs@JacquesAmand.co.uk for details.
The big advantage people get by buying this way is the best selection
of my hybrids: Beautiful Day Dance On Darkness Evening Twilight
Eye Catcher Mars Landing North Star Orange Glow Regal
Scent•sational Sea Green Sea Breeze Splish Splash Spot On Storm
Summers Day Sunshine Velvet Smile Vivacious Beginnings White
Caucasus

People can find out more about my work at http://www.reticulatas.com/

All the best, Alan

(416) 221-4344
http://www.reticulatas.com/

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