Sostenique X Tribe of Judah
The goal: conventional 1/4-breds with more aril traits than usually appeared in the class at the time. I chose Tribe of Judah because it was already proving promising on the Triploid Route and I hoped it could transmit that signal to 1/4-breds with the right mate. Previous experiments had shown that pink-ground plicatas and blue-violet bitones allowed the aril traits to some through, so I wanted to try a bitone with pink standards and Sostenique had not only the pink but also the zonal pattern..
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Sostenique |
Tribe of Judah |
On maiden bloom, over thirty siblings were selected for further evaluation. Standards ranged from clear white through ivory to pinkish-ivory, from pale yellow to deep gold, and through many shades of blue-violet - as well as blends like the seedling below right, which combined pale blue and yellow into the effect of brass-brushed pewter. Falls had a similar range of colors, but tended to be deeper. These three represent the three most common patterns: large, solid signal; diffuse signal; and a stippled signal area.
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89-1-4 |
Palimpsest |
