Re: Question

Rich Horowitz etcetera --- RE: your wondering --- how does one get a streaked
or variegated
 progeny when the pod parent is not streaked

WELL -- I recall -- many years ago, the late Mr. James Hawes, Mr. Peter Ruh
and myself, were talking about the possibility and feasability: of getting a
streaky-leaf BREEDER-seed-kid, from a non-striated leaf pod-parent...

Our general concensus of agreement on this topic -- was that -- a streaky seed
kid would very likely result, if and when, a huge number of seedlings were
grown from a single pod parent.  Say FOR EXAMPLE, by growing 100-thousand
offspring plants, or a larger quantity, (even millions of seeds>) from a
single pod parent.

I personally did do a very special experiment related to the above notion,
that is to say, almost 100,000 seedling-plants were sprouted and grown in a
very perfect greenhouse environment; with all of this seed coming from
sieboldiana Elegans hosta (open pollinated).  NINE of these seed-kids were of
the streaky leaf form.

<just a thought>

B>)) <from bill nash\canada>
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Subject: Question


> Good morning, all:
>
> We know that to get a variegated or streaked hosta, the pod parent needs to
> be the streaked donor.  Then, how does one get a streaked or variegated
> progeny when the pod parent is not streaked, e.g.,
>
>
> 'Spring  Fling' ('Christmas Tree' x 'Donahue's Piecrust')  by  Roy Herold
> 'Mike  Shadrack' ('Great Expectations' x 'Rock and Roll') by Bob  Kuk
> 'Brother  Stephan' ('King Tut' x 'Mildred Seaver') by Olga  Petryszyn
>
> Is there a possibility that the parents got  inadvertently reverse or not
all
> the information was not printed?
>
> Hostally,
>
> Rich Horowitz
> Stoughton MA
>
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