Re: HIST: AUTUMN KING
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- Subject: Re: HIST: AUTUMN KING
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 15:14:06 -0600 (MDT)
In a message dated 97-05-11 12:29:34 EDT, you write:
<< The ubitquitous ELEANOR ROOSEVELT came from a cross
between one of his selected pumila hybrids and AMAS. >>
Sharon,
Whenever the Sass's mention I. pumila, read I. lutescens (syn. I.
chamaeiris). The Sass's thought they were using I. pumila, but in fact were
using I. lutescens in their breeding---which is why, for all practical
purposes, their intermediate hybrids such as ELEANOR ROOSEVELT are sterile.
Clarence Mahan in VA
