JANE MILLIMAN, NEW YORK Editor’s Message
Late this past winter
I visited Cuba, and, like
any of us would, I had my
eyes open for interesting
gardens. It so happened
that the hostess of our
casa particular (that's
a Cuban bed and breakfast, which is one of the only
private enterprises allowed in the country—home-based
restaurants (paladars) and taxis are two others) in Holguín
had an extrodinary garden by any standards, and for
Cuba, nearly unbelievable—chock full of succulents and
all variety of interesting tropical plants, but also hundreds
and hundreds of gesneriads—her specialty.
As we left for Santigo de Cuba, she insisted we look
up her friend and mentor there, Manuel Caluff, who runs
the Jardín de los Helechos and has a few gesneriads
himself. Our tour there was magical, and while we saw
an astonishing display of orchids, African violets, and
more ivies than you could shake a stick at, it was obvious
that this gentleman's true passion is...ferns. Listening
to him talk about them, watching him point out their
most endearing characteristics, and learning about their
evolution and adaptation, well, was a lot like editing an
issue of IRISES. Passionate plants people are passionate
plants people, no matter what plant they're passionate
about. And that's a great thing.
OMISSIONS AND ERRATA
Past five issues of IRISES:
Treasurer Dwayne Booth’s phone number was incorrect;
the correct phone number is 425-971-5607.
From the Winter 2018 IRISES:
Page 14
First paragraph, last sentence should read: Thus, the “iris virus” was
established in her and a 50-plus year career in the iris world began.
Jeanne Clay Plank was AIS president 2005–2007, not 2006–2008.
From the 2017 AIS Exhibition Report Supplement
Results for Region 8, 6/3 show in Minneapolis, Minnesota, were omitted.
See page 11 in this publication for results.
Pages 3, 5, 6, & 7
Greenville, Tennessee is in Region 7, not Region 15.
Page 4
In Region 20, Denver show on 6/4, under Bronze Medal heading, total
blue ribbon count for Orvid Olson should be 4, not 12.
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