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Sarah P. Duke Gardens Duke University West Campus off Anderson Durham 684-3698 GARDENS
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From: Ian E. Efford
Email: avocet.intl@sympatico.ca
Last Sunday I drove over from high Point to see the gardens and was most impressed. I had just spent two days at an iris conference and was therefore particularly interested in photographing irises, especially as they are not yet blooming here in Ottawa. I noticed that the irises in the Asiatic Arboreteum (near #29 on your map) are labelled Iris laevigata. These irises do not look anything like laevigata, either cultivated or wild. They seems to me to be a cultivar of Iris sibirica. May I suggest that you look at the pictures in the one book that has been published on laevigata? The reference is "The Picture Book of Iris Laevigata by Akira Horinaka, 1990 Published by Abocsha Co. Limited in Japan. As Duke has a high reputation for quality and accuracy, I suggest the label be changed. Keep up the excellent work! Ian E. Efford
From: Allison Graves
Email: algraves@vt.edu
My grandmother, Sarah Allison believes that she may be related to Sarah P Duke. I have not been able to find anything on the family lineage of Ms. Duke. If anyone has any information about Sarah Duke's family history or where to find the information, both my grandmother and I would be greatly appreciative.thank you-allison graves
From: Christopher Hickey
Email: Dave_Iggy@yahoo.com
I was just down at Duke this past week (Feb. 12-21) and one spot that I was able to visit was the gardens. Certainly, it was a refreshing break from the desolate landscape of a New England winter! I think that it is a beautiful place and a refreshing break from the academia of the university. Much laudation for keeping it as such.
From: Christopher Hickey
Email: Dave_Iggy@yahoo.com
I was just down at Duke this past week (Feb. 12-21) and one spot that I was able to visit was the gardens. Certainly, it was a refreshing break from the desolate landscape of a New England winter! I think that it is a beautiful place and a refreshing break from the academia of the university. Much laudation for keeping it as such.
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