Hybridizer Jack Linse

Yakima, Washington, USA

Obituary Jack G. Linse, iris breeder and commercial grower (Easy Breeze Gardens), Yakima, Washington, died on March 8, at age 70. His catalog for 1962 listed 46 of his originations. Among these were such well-known varieties as CASCADIAN ( AM '57) and DREAMY ( HM '56). Most of Mr. Linse' s origina­tions, however, are arilbreds, which were his special hybridizing interest. In 1961, four of his arilbreds-BLUE MOTIFE, CARELESS LOVE, FRONT Row, and GOLDEN JOPPA-won Honorable Mention awards, and another, TROPHY, received the Clarence G. White Memorial Award, equivalent to the Award of Merit.

Registrations/Introductions:

Arilbred: 'Airy Miss'; 'Bethel'; 'Blue Motife'; 'Careless Love'; 'Darlene Waters'; 'Deep Spell'; 'Easy Breeze'; 'Eventual'; 'Front Row'; 'Golden Joppa'; 'Heather Angel', 'Inside Story', 'Letter From Home', 'Magic Moments', 'Melody Waters', 'Mirth', 'Mode', 'Mohr Lovely', 'Must Have', 'Ozie Waters', 'Phlox Pink', 'Pineapple Sherbet', 'Purple Butterfly', 'Red Butterfly', 'Rose Cap', 'Slick Chick', 'Trophy', 'Vio',

Tall Bearded: 'Band of Gold','Bethel, 'Bold Contrast', 'Cascadian', 'Darlene Waters', 'Delicia', 'Dreamy', 'Exotic', 'Fairy Dance', 'For Sure', 'Globetrotter', 'HighHeels', 'Hot Toddy', 'John George', 'Linger Longer', 'Mary No', 'May Breeze', 'Melody Waters', 'Ripples', 'Rose Chalice', 'Smart Touch', 'Smarty's Child', 'Soft Shoulders', 'Spellbound', 'Style Plus', 'Twinkles', 'Upswept', 'Welcome Guest', 'Whispers', 'With Love'.

-- BobPries - 2012-05-18