1921 Champion for Iris 'Clematis'

The Garden p.301 June 18, 1921

A Champion for Iris Clematis. — A recent note has provoked a vigorous champion to defend Iris Clematis and the hybridist. We hope others will enter the lists, and that they will not all be on one side! It is very remote from our wish to belittle the labours of the patient and pains-taking workers to whom garden-lovers owe heavy debts ; but it must be conceded that they do not always realise their own ambitions, any more than they invariably please the taste of all and sundry even when they produce what is evidently satisfactory to themselves But where taste is concerned who shall be the final judge?

Anyhow we think an interesting discussion should follow our correspondent' s valiant defence of the criticized Iris.

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-- BobPries - 2014-10-07