RE: RE: RE: photo: RH seedling

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Vernon G. Brown
Malevil Kennels & Iris Gardens
Region 17 - USDA 7
AIS, ASI, MIS, RIS, SPIS, TBIS
Lubbock, Texas 79403
mailto:vgbro@peoplepc.com
http://www.malevil-iris.com/
Home of: MERRIMAC'S AMARULA

From: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-photos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Elmsterj@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:06 PM
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [iris-photos] RE: RE: photo: RH seedling

Vernon,

    The (Merlin's Magic x Vera) is an RH seedling.  Merlin's Magic is a TET.

Vera has 7 seedlings of pure aril blood introduced, 6 of them using her as

a pod parent, and one as a pollen parent.  I think, when you spoke of Vera's

offspring being sterile, you were thinking of Ransom's "Vera-girls" series of

ABs, which are sterile.  This seedling of mine is fertile both ways.  Right

now I have seedlings germinated in the fridge from 2 crosses:  (Merlin's

Magic x Vera) x Eunice) produced just a few seeds, but they have

germinated.  (Merlin's Magic x Vera) x I. stolonifera) produced a podful, and

almost all have germinated in the fridge.  Those seeds I planted outdoors are

barely beginning to germinate.  Pollen from (MM x Vera) was used on SDBs,

MDBs, pumilas, IBs, and TBs just for fun.  I have no idea if any of those seeds

will germinate.....Elm