After losing my camera on my last traveling experience, I have been hesitant to take it with me on flying trips. Lately I have had to do a lot of flying which means no camera, but I should have my nerve up soon!

Yesterday I heard from a lady in Texas about some bulbs that have been in her family for several generations. We hear many of stories and I thought I would share this one with you:

" I am in the process of selling my great-grandmother's land and have rescued some bulbs from the land before the sale. I'm guessing they are irises because those were always her favorite....I think this would be a wonderful tribute to her because she loved bulbs so much. The land the bulbs were taken from is in Teague, Texas. We sold the house that was on the land long ago, but I got out there with a shovel this past weekend and waded through the high grass until I found the slab and the area where she had her garden and found two large areas of bulbs. There may be more out there. I remember seeing either a TV special or reading an article on you guys... and thought, 'I wonder if they'd be interested in those poor abandoned bulbs my great-grandmother cherished so much'.

Her grandmother had the very fitting name of "Flora."

I think she was mentioning Iris x albicans (the old cemetery white iris), especially if she was talking about the Teague area and surviving on their own for several generations.

Thank you for thinking of us! We do care about the bulbs. Please send us some pictures once their blooming and good luck!

-Chris