Re: Cerinthe major v. purpurascens
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- Subject: Re: Cerinthe major v. purpurascens
- From: L* R* <l*@peak.org>
- Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 16:47:29 -0700 (PDT)
Actually, and I doubt that it's a real surprise: Cerinthe don't produce
two plants per seed. Rather, the seedlike thingy is a FRUIT, with,
usually, two seeds inside. Borages and mints produce this "nutlet" kind
of fruit. Usually one-seeded, but more tha a seed.
loren russell, corvallis, oregon
On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Isabel Tipton wrote:
> I didn't use Giberellins, and every single seed germinated in about a
> week at 72F. This was a couple of years ago so I am not sure of the
> days, but each seed put out 2 sets of cotyledons, and when I
> investigated, there were 2 plants for every seed. The stuff has self
> sown since, and is getting to be a reliable plant for me.
>
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