Re: CAT: less-than-helpful dates
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- Subject: Re: CAT: less-than-helpful dates
- From: G* S* <g*@loop.com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Jul 1997 10:10:52 -0600 (MDT)
Tom Tadfor Little wrote:
>
> Celia writes
>
> :Why do some businesses print the introduction year instead of the year of
> :registration in the information they provide with cultivar names?
>
> The year of introduction is the standard date to use....
>
> As you point out, this system does cause some difficulty when working with
> the checklists.... Alas, I think it is just something we have to
> live with.
>
Until, of course, we all have CDROMS (or DVD) updated annually with
all the info and a good search engine.
Gerry, whose Champagne Elegance has extended near-continuous bloom from
February into July
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Warm, winterless Los Angeles
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