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1)
An article by
Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1985 Vol. 16) states that he has
formulated two hosta nomenclature "laws" namely, "IF A HOSTA CAN HAVE TWO OR
MORE NAMES, IT WILL. IF TWO OR MORE HOSTAS CAN HAVE THE SAME NAME, THEY WILL."
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2)
A catalog advertisement from Soules Garden in Indiana in
The
Hosta Journal (1991 Vol. 22 No. 2) offered the following
Marge and Clarence Soules introductions: 'Blue Plisse' - $75.00, 'Crinolin Petticoats'
- $75.00, 'Kong' - $75.00, 'Lime Krinkles' - $100.00, 'Placemat' - $100.00, 'Sunami'
- $50 and "Special Price Fall 1991 -- Tissue culture release 'Fantastic'..." -
$125.00.
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3)
An article by
Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1992 Vol. 23 No. 1) states that, "Why
would any wholesale nursery propagate 'Exotic Frances Williams' and offer it to
garden centers and nurseries across the country? Pity the unsuspecting home
gardeners that buy it...H. 'Exotic Frances Williams' is the ugliest hosta I've
ever seen. It has the drawstring effect. The leaves are distorted. The center is
a muddy green, not 'Frances Williams' handsome blue-green. The border is narrow
and white, not 'Frances Williams' medium-to-wide yellow-gold...I threw away my
plant years ago."
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4)
A catalog advertisement from Fairway Enterprises (Eldren
and Nancy Minks) in Minnesota in
The
Hosta Journal (1994 Vol. 25 No. 1) offered the following
hostas (among others): 'Banana Flip' - $100.00, 'Candle Glow' - $100.00,
'Coventry' - $100.00, 'Formal Attire' - $100.00, 'Holiday White' - $100.00,
'Mesa Fringe' - $100.00, 'Nancy Minks' - $150.00, 'Prince Albert' - $100.00, and
'Royal Highness' - $100.00.
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5)
An article by
Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1995 Vol. 26 No. 2) states that, "H. 'Dick Ward' is a handsome new cultivar, a sport of gold-leaved 'Zounds' with a
wide green border. It was introduced and registered by Handy Hatfield...named
for the well-known hosta collector,
Dr. Richard Ward of Columbus, Ohio...H.
'Dick Ward'...currently selling for $150 for nice-sized divisions."
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6)
An article about H. 'Dorothy Benedict' by
Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (2004 Vol. 35 No.3) says, "It was at the
1997 AHS Convention in Indianapolis,
Herb Benedict brought a piece of 'Dorothy
Benedict' to the auction. Though Herb had registered this cultivar in 1983, it
was still extremely scarce...Jerry Hadrava of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, I was told,
was overheard saying he was going to buy this 'Dorothy Benedict' at any cost.
Well, the winning bid was $3,000.00 and it was Hadrava's."
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7)
An article by Bob Solberg (nurseryman, noted hybridizer and past president of
The American Hosta Society ) in
The
Hosta Journal (2000 Vol. 31 No. 1) states that, in his
opinion, the Top 10 Hosta Events of the 20th Century would include:
1. The development of the tissue-culture process
for hostas by Mark Zilis and
Walters Gardens, Inc. in the late 1970s
and the formation of the hosta liner industry by T&Z Nursery (now
Q&Z Nursery).
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2. The formation of
The American Hosta Society in
1968 by Alex Summers, its first president and Bulletin editor, and
Eunice Fisher.
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3. The work of
Frances
Williams in promoting
hosts through her letters, which left a historical time capsule of
the hostas and people of the mid-century. Also, her discovery of Hosta 'Frances Williams' in 1936 in Bristol, Connecticut, and her
hybridization of 'Beatrice' .
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4. The distribution and marketing of new hostas to
the gardening public in large numbers in the late 1970s and 1980s
through the alliance of
Paul Aden and Klehm's Nursery and Catalogue
and Aden's Hosta Book. Many of these hostas, such as 'Sum
and Substance' and 'Great Expectations', have become household names.
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5. The hybridization of the
Tardianas, the bluest
group of hostas, by
Eric
Smith of Hadspen House, Dorset,
England, in
the early 1960s.
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6. The hybridization and promotion of the "Sea"
series of hostas by
Mildred Seaver. She was dubbed "Queen of Hostas"
because of her enthusiastic spirit and infectious excitement over
hostas during the past 30 or so years. Her love of color in hostas
may be best exemplified by her 'Spilt Milk'.
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7. The work of
Eunice Fisher promoting hostas in
the Midwest. The publication of her book which was the first hosta
book for gardeners and collectors, Hosta: The Aristocratic Pant for
Shady Gardens (three editions: 1969, 1973, 1979)
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8. The mail-order marketing of Hatfield Gardens,
head by Handy Hatfield. In the 1980s and early 1990s Hatfield was
the premier introducer of the best new hostas of hybridizers like
Kevin Vaughn,
William and Eleanor Lachman, and
Mildred Seaver.
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9. The establishment of Savory's Gardens, Inc. by
Bob and Arlene Savory in 1946, which hybridized new hostas for the
retail and wholesale trade including 'Golden
Tiara' and 'Lemon
Lime'.
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10. The establishment and growth of Shady Oaks
Nursery, in the 1990s, whose huge production numbers of hostas
finally helped hosta supply meet gardeners' demand.
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8)
An article about H. 'My Child Insook' by
Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (2004 Vol. 35 No.3) says, "The all-time
high for a hosta was at the 1998 AHS Convention auction in Peoria, Illinois.
Herb Benedict offered his highly regarded 'My Child Insook', announcing it was
very rare and emphasizing it was only in a few of his friends' gardens...H. 'My
Child Insook' sold for a record $4,100.00."
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9)
An article about name changes by
W. George Schmid in
The
Hosta Journal (2004 Vol. 35 No.3) says, "H. fortunei is
in fact no longer recognized as a species...It is of cultivated origin and does
not exist as a wild population, so I reclassified it as the cultivar H.
'Fortunei'."
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10)
An article by
Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (2006 Vol. 37 No. 1) says, "There is
another Trophy Hosta from the 2005
AHS convention auction in Ohio:
H. 'Mito-no-yuki'...It
sold for $1,800.00."
W. George Schmid explained that the name means something
like "flower of Mito" which is a city in
Japan near where the plant was found...Doug Beilstein donated the plant which he got from Bette Comfrey of Silvermist
Nursery. She obtained it from Toyozo Nakayama of
Japan in 1995.
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11)
An article about H. 'Reiho' by Akira Horinaka in
The
Hosta Journal (2006 Vol. 37 No. 1) says, "This is
a well-known diminutive hosta. A hybrid with white-centered leaf and a deep
green margin, it was the progeny of a white-veined cultivar of 'Fortunei'...and
the species H. venusta...H. 'Reiho' has been a prized cultivar; it sold at
12,500 yen (about $1,000) for a single division in 1988."
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12)
The following poem by Judy Burns of
Georgia was included in
The
Hosta Journal (2010 Vol. 41 No. 1).
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13)
An article by
Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (2014 Vol. 45 No. 1) states
that, "The AHS Cultivar Origination Commission…concluded that
Kevin C. Vaughn
and the late Florence Shaw should be credited for some of Aden’s
registrations…Eight of Paul Aden ’s
crème de la crème registrations are credited
to Kevin Vaughn as originator and 16 to Florence Shaw…Among them are H.
‘Fragrant Bouquet’ (K. Vaughn – 1982), ‘So Sweet’ (K. Vaughn –1986), ‘Zounds’
(F. Shaw – 1978), ‘Love Pat’ (F. Shaw – 1978), ‘Sum
and Substance’ (F. Shaw –
1980) and ‘Blue
Angel’ (F. Shaw – 1986)."
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