Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 10:52:41 -0500 From: "Judy Clark" <jclark2712@email.msn.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg510$foo@default> Subject: Re: Sarracenia Hybrids proper credit
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>Hello list
>First of all I believe proper credit should be given to Larry Mellichamp of
>UNCC
>universty, and Rob Gardner of NCBG.atUNC university,
>It is for there efforts and years of hard work ,the world is a richer place
>because of them.In 1997 HISTORY was made when they came out with the first
>complex Sarracenia hybrids ever in tissue culture.Not simple F-1 hybrids
but
>F-4 F-5
>F-6 .That means crosses of crosses and back crosses and so on .For and
>example take this simple cross.S flava X S.purpurea venosa thats a F-1
>cross that with S.leucophylla and you have a F-2 ,so now you see that it
>takes a long time ,patience and some measure of knowledge of these plants.
>Larrys plant was Dixie Lace , Robs plant was Ladies in Waiting and Fred
>Cases was Cases Resovle .These plants were hard to acclimate to soil
>conditions out of tissue culture,but me and others are giving it a shot
.I'm
>sure that they will have more of them this spring ,and others to follow
>soon.These plants are a true wonder of the sarracenia kingdom,and with
>Larrys names like Tweedle Dee Boob Tube Black Ankle Sultry Maid
>Snorkle Catapult and so on.They can only get better from here ,so keep up
>the good work boys.and yes I can remember it like it was yesterday when the
>first multipul complexe sarracenia hybrids were made in T.C.
>
>David Crump @ Carolina Carnivorous Gardens
>4174 Welling Ave,
>Charlotte, N.C. 28208
>704 399-3045
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