Re: Descriptions
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- Subject: Re: Descriptions
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 17:13:33 -0600 (MDT)
Mike Lowe wrote:
>
> But, if you were to see the following hypothetical cross (partial):
> (((Sable x Violet Harmony) x (Lilac Lane x (Grand Canyon x Violet Harmony
> sib)) x Chantilly) x Curtain Call) X .... it is a different story.
>
> Here the pod parent represents a complicated, multi-generation seedling
> where the pedigree shown is taken back to named iris rather than leaving
> the reader floundering with cryptic seedling numbers. You will see this in
> the lineages of hybridzers who use foundation stock 'studs' with no intent
> of ever introducing these breeders. The 'deep' crosses you see listed above
> may have been done 30 years ago.
IF I read the pod parent above correctly, it is a fourth generation
cross. Is that correct? so while it could have been started 30 years ago
with (Grand Canyon x Violet Harmony Sib) it could also be as recent as
8-12 years ago (giving 2-3 years to each generation). Is that true too?
Shows you how little I know...
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
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John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
