Re: Mosaic Gene in "Last Act"?
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From: Kathy Marble <km222@cornell.edu>
To: <sibrob@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [sibrob] Mosaic Gene in "Last Act"?
> I had a similar experience with a clump of Reprise this season. There
were
> three established clumps in a row, this clump was the middle one. Every
> blossom on this middle clump showed a dark splatter on all falls and
> standards, while the clumps on either side were the normal Reprise
blossom.
> Actually it was quite beautiful, in my eyes. I took a blossom over to
Marty
> and Jan and they felt it was virus. I will watch next year to see if it
> repeats...hope it does.
I don't think it is a virus. It is happening this year for the first time on
several varitieties here and I doubt whether a virus could spontaneously
appear/disappear from one year to the next all over N. America. (just an
opinion)
I think it is one of those unexplained things.
If it is a virus, could color breaking virus come over from lilies? Virus
does mutate. Most lilies we have ever bought from the large wholesale bulb
growers come terribly infected with it. We no longer order any bulbs from
these bulb dumpers.
Leroy Kriese, Ambrosia Gardens
Vernon, BC Canada Zone 5
http://ambrosiagardens.netfirms.com/index.htm
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