Dr. F.L. Randolph of Cornell University. Ike Nelson later joined him at Cornell for one special research on the Abbeville fulvas', eventually resulting in the naming of them as a separated specie to be named I. nelsonii. More than anything else I am impressed with their size and wide range of brilliant color. By this time the Society had begun to have a fall Board Meeting complete with much visiting and too much food. Many of these were held in Lafayette and some at the city of our President, such as Alexandria, LA or Baton Rouge.
Every group has some jokes to recall.
Someone reading out awards at the banquet described an iris as magneta' colored instead of magenta. And, if you go back far enough to have attended this banquet, you know what we mean. Caroline Dorman was awarded a Doctorate Degree from LSU to recognize her outstanding work with native plants and trees. Her home and land in Saline, LA has been turned into a nature preserve. Should you see and admire any plant in her yard.