Re: FEATURE ATTRACTION, ET.AL.
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- Subject: Re: FEATURE ATTRACTION, ET.AL.
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 16:14:38 -0700 (MST)
> This is why it is very
> important to keep bringing into the breeding stock not only new blood, but
> also varieties developed under different garden conditions. This is why I
> look for breeding stock from the eastern part of the country as well as
> foreign introductions.
>
> Some very important breeding lines are highly inbred for five and six
> generations to arrive at the desired goal. Introductions from such lines
> should be grown several years for evaluation of hardiness and freedom from
> conditions such as bloom-out before they are used in the breeding program.
>
> Fred Kerr, Rainbow Acres, Region 14, USDA zone 9.
>
Folks, this is the 'message of the week'! If we don't remember
anything, we need to remember this one.
I think one famous breeder has already learned this.
I just wish the two largest breeders would publish parentages in
their catalogs or at least register their irises a year before they
publish their catalog so the buyer could look up the parentage of the
introduction and be aware of its potential if the parents failed to
perform in the buyer's climate. $40 is a lot to spend for a new
introduction, and I want to know its parentage before I buy.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS
