http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/ ?? for azalea lovers worldwide Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:35:35 GMT sjperk5 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13556 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13556 Here is a link to a letter written by Joe Gable that mentions his experience with hybrids of schlippenbachii http://www.arspvc.org/articles/News2005-05.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:55:49 GMT sjperk5 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13555 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13555 I would be careful with that entry R. occidentale x R. schlippenbachii. R. reticulatum, or R. amagianum have not been fruitful for me. It is not clear to me Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:00:48 GMT E. WHITE SMITH http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13554 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13554 This was interesting. Wondered about the R. occidentale x R. schlippenbachii cross. Did not think that schlippenbachii would cross with anything. I send a Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:52:47 GMT Harold Greer http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13553 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13553 John, We always enjoy your posts, sometimes for the humor you bring, but always for the intellect and experience you bring. I'll admit I have a little trouble Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:10:40 GMT sjperk5 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13552 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13552 Harold I assume anyone who still reads my posts has learned multiple ways to amuse themselves while dealing with my many spelling and grammar errors that occur Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:12:20 GMT sjperk5 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13551 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13551 Jim I thought that you might have had many from the same Wolfpen Gap seed lot and most had pollen but not the one in the image. I did not realize you had Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:43:54 GMT Harold Greer http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13550 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13550 John, Of course you know that I knew what you meant; I was just giving you a little friendly jest! I do agree with you that the flower looks as if it never Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:07:32 GMT Jim Willhite http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13549 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13549 John, Mike, as I thought I had mentioned in a note to John a few days ago: *the plant grows in my garden *it had stamens and ample pollen last year, 2008 *it Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:57:19 GMT Mike Creel http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13548 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13548 John, I agree with you.  There is NO evidence of there ever having been any stamens whatsoever on the flowers of the bloom truss in the photo.  But I think Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:46:05 GMT sjperk5 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13547 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13547 Harold I meant stamens and my take is that the deciduous azalea pictured here never had any. http://www.pbase.com/azaleasociety/image/107512007 If this plant Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:36:58 GMT sjperk5 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13546 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13546 Frank Mossman wrote the following in 1974 ARS journal article suggesting that 2n X 4n is morely likely than 4n X 2n for occidentale: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:52:30 GMT Larry Wallace http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13545 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13545 I did not mean 'bird's nest' It is possible if it fell with eggs or newly hatcched chicks. I meant 'Bird's Nest Mushrooms'. The cup is upside down resembling Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:05:00 GMT Harold Greer http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13544 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13544 John, I just have to ask what a "staemsn" is? You are allowed a typo! I make them! Harold ________________________________ From: azaleas@yahoogroups.com Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:53:21 GMT sjperk5 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13543 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13543 Jim Did you remove the stamens? There does not appear to be staemsn in image posted. John Perkins Salem, NH Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:09:06 GMT hevestenning http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13542 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/azaleas/message/13542 Hi Larry, It was determined that there is a significant health risk to humans who eat fish contaminated with malachite green. The chemical was classified a