MED: Defining MDB's
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- Subject: MED: Defining MDB's
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 19:49:00 -0700
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <jcwalters@bridgernet.com>
> From: DWiris@aol.com
>
> There has been quite a to-do the last two years about the proper
definition
> for MDBs. At the AIS Board Meeting in St. Louis two weeks ago, it was
voted
> that the only official qualification for MDBs is the height. This limit
was
> reaffirmed as "up to 20 cm (8 inches)." At the same time there was no
> mention of which species should be included.
Dorothy,
Surely, they must also have beards, as the name implies! (-:
Seriously, though, does this decision mean that a hybridizer could register
an Arilbred (or even a pure Aril) that blooms at a height of 8 inches or
less either as an AB (AR) or an MDB at his/her option?
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
Where we had our first valley snow of the year today
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