Tom's Crosses
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- Subject: Tom's Crosses
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: 18 Mar 96 15:04:13 EST
Tom writes:
> To date, I have one (ONE, 1) seedling from I.aphylla x
Holden's tet. Ht33T to show for my pollen smearing. I'll be *really*
ticked off if the thing blooms and looks like it came from a contaminated
cross. >:[
But even if it LOOKS that bad -- like it's only worth a one-way trip to the
compost heap -- DON'T toss it until you've seen its offspring. I have yet to
see a non-aril X tet aril seedling with a significant number of aril flower
traits, but the magic often comes through in the next generation.
Sharon McAllister
Southern New Mexico
73372. 1745 @compuserve.com