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						 We have searched our copies of 
			The Hosta 
			Journal for anything that might relate to any of the over 
						13,300 hosta names in our database. We extracted parts of articles 
			that dealt with historical matters, opinions of well-known 
			hostaphiles, recommendations (positive or negative), lookalike cultivars and the 
			seemingly 
			never ending problem with confusing names. Where appropriate, we placed a copy 
			of the material on the individual cultivar or species page. We also 
			put the information and quotations on a group of topic pages listed 
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