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Michael Marcotrigiano, Ph.D
Director of the Botanic Garden and Professor of Biological Sciences
Smith College
Lyman Conservatory, 15 College Lane
Northampton, MA 01063
email: mmarcotr@smith.edu
voice: 413-585-2741; fax: 413-585-2744
www.smith.edu/garden
www.science.smith.edu/~mmarcotr
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"Art is the unceasing effort to compete with
the beauty of flowers and never succeeding."
Marc Chagall
>>> temmerm@skynet.be 08/24/04 02:31AM >>>
Yes, you're right about that. Those hosta used for breeding are not so
easy
to find, just like this konjac:-)
But it still is a bit weird to me that something genetic does not
happen all
over the plant.
Any explanation for that? If not, I guess I'll just have to accept
the
facts:-)
Best,
Michael
----- Original Message -----
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] variegated
>
> The variegation patterns of streaked hostas, often prized for use in
hosta
> breeding programs, is highly unstable, but not viral.
>
> Something to consider,
> Nathan
>
>
> At 08:13 PM 8/23/2004 +0200, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I do like the look of variegated plants.
> >But I have a question Michael. You say on ebay that it is not a
virus
but a
> >genetic thing. If it is genetic, how do you explain that it is not
always
> >the same, that it varies greatly and that not even all the offsets
are
> >variegated? When I compare with let's say Hosta, then the
variegation in
> >the plants is stabile and always the same. I would rather say that
that
is
> >genetic and that yours is a virus?
> >I am no good when it comes to genetics, so there may well be a
perfectly
> >logical explanation. I was just wondering.
> >Whatever causes the variegation, I wish it would show up in more of
my
> >plants:-)
> >
> >Regards,
> >Michael
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Michael Marcotrigiano"
> >To:
> >Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:29 PM
> >Subject: Re: [aroid-l] variegated
> >
> >
> > > Neil
> > >
> > > I guess people like that look. The last one I sold last year went
for
> > > 475.00. If you take the time to read the web link you will see
that
they
> > > grow into very stunning variegated leaves - if you don't like
> > > variegation so be it -- but for those who do, this is the aroid
holy
> > > grail. I bought a parrot with the profits fromt he last one. One
hobby
> > > fuels another.
> > >
> > > _______________________________
> > >
> > > Michael Marcotrigiano, Ph.D
> > > Director of the Botanic Garden and Professor of Biological
Sciences
> > > Smith College
> > > Lyman Conservatory, 15 College Lane
> > > Northampton, MA 01063
> > > email: mmarcotr@smith.edu
> > > voice: 413-585-2741; fax: 413-585-2744
> > > www.smith.edu/garden
> > > www.science.smith.edu/~mmarcotr
> >
>
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> >---------
> > > "Art is the unceasing effort to compete with
> > > the beauty of flowers and never succeeding."
> > > Marc Chagall
> > >
> > > >>> neil@ng23.abelgratis.co.uk 08/23/04 01:08PM >>>
> > >
> > > On 23 Aug 2004, at 17:20, Michael Marcotrigiano wrote:
> > >
> > > > For those of you who were asking I decided to sell a few of my
> > > > variegated Amorphophallus plants (A. konjac 'Shattered
Glass').
There
> > >
> > > > is
> > > > one on ebay right now.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Looks like the A Bulbifer leaf I left out in the full sun a few
weeks
> > > ago!
> > > (only mines more, er... crispy!)
> > >
> > > Quite a few Hewitii seedlings there also, I wonder where they
came
from
> > >
> > > :)
> > >
> > > Neil
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
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