Re: elatior
- Subject: Re: elatior
- From: B*
- Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 15:29:04 -0500
The AHS database I purchased in Raleigh only contains registered plants. It
is very well done, but doesn't have some of the key information I as a
hybridizer would like to have. For instance, clump size or leaf size or
parentage are not included. The information given is The registrant, the
year registered, the color of the leaf margin, the color of the leaf center,
flower color, flower color pattern. You can also search the database based
on bloom period, and fragrance.
Bev
----- Original Message -----
From: "bob" <bobaxe@sbtek.net>
To: <hosta-open@mallorn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: elatior
> Bill Meyer wrote:
> >
> > Hi Gerry and Marvin,
> > I sent word of this discussion to Jim Wilkins, who is the new
> > Registrar. He's only had the job for a few weeks now, and may be away as
he
> > has not yet answered my post. Lu Treadway's database has been adopted by
the
> > AHS and was available on CD for $5.00 (I think) at the Convention. It
will
> > become available at the AHS website soon. I suppose this means that it
is
> > now considered official by the AHS, as the information in it is drawn
from
> > the registrations.
> Hi Bill
> Does Lu's database just contain registered plants or NR plants also.
> I guess the reason I asked the guestion about using species names was
> to find out why they do it that way, what are the rules which I never
> did find out. Your saying it was because they were found in the wild and
> Marvin's answer that they used to be done differently both make sense.
> With almost anything new it is always evolving and that is probably what
> is happening here. It isn't always clear to people though because when
> people send photos in more than half never use the species names for
> ones that are named using it and I am sure an equal amount never find
> what they are looking for in the library when named with species names.
> Plus it is the biggest pain to have to remove a plant from one section
> and add it to another, alot of searching for and deleting files.
> --
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