Re: HOSTA TRIVIAL PURSUIT

Back then we tried to convince everyone that these early hostas were indeed
registered but the registrar stated that these were "registered" in name
only so not really registered.. Just thought I mention that, W. George
W. George Schmid
Hosta Hill - Tucker Georgia USA
Zone 7a - 1188 feet AMSL
84-12'-30" West_33-51' North
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don" <DonWachtel@webtv.net>
To: <hosta-open@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: HOSTA TRIVIAL PURSUIT


> Glen,
> Regarding  item 'D'...  I do not know
> about total hosta registrations in 1975 but here is some information
> from The AHS Bulletin #1, 1969 (now the Journal).  It lists the names of
> the first 12 hostas that were registered.
>
> Here is a quote by Alex Summers in that first issue.
> ......  "We are registering the names of hosta cultivars to avoid the
> confusion which would arise through the use of duplicate names for
> different hostas.  At the moment there are probably less than a hundred
> hostas that have been named.  In the future there will likely be several
> hundred and even thousands."
>
> Below are the names of the first 12 registered hostas.  The list was
> kept then, as now (I think) by the University of Minnesota Landscape
> Arboretum.  For those new to hostas, Alex Summers was the first
> president and one of the founders of the AHS.
>
> 'August Moon' - 'Crinkle Cup' - Fall Emerald' - 'Lady Helen' - 'Pale
> Gold' - 'Snow Mound' - 'Willy Nilly' - 'Chartreuse' - 'Golden
> Anniversary' - 'Golden Plum' - 'Green Platter' - and  s. 'Elegans'
>
> What is going to cause 'date' confusion is that the registration
> criteria has changed and hostas were re-registered to meet this new
> criteria.   For example, 'August Moon', an Alex Summers introduction,
> has the 'official' registration date shown as 1996 in the Hosta Finder.
> This hosta was shown in the 1968 list of original registrations.
> Nothing is simple anymore.
>
> Don
>
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