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Another 4Y-P from the fridge

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Another flower in the 4Y-P range – good colour and form but slightly small – why is there always a ‘but’?? I guess it’s just to tease us to keep spreading pollen!?  The late Max Hamilton’s ‘Baldock’ , not a great flower in itself, features largely in pedigrees as I have attempted to produce ‘building blocks’ towards a really good 4Y-P
Brian

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  1. Hi Brian and All,

    I’m pleased that you have added 4YP’s to your list of “work in progress” .  It is an area where improvements are needed.  I, too have used Baldock as a seed parent – I have never found pollen in it, have you?  Three or four from Baldock x Capree Elizabeth are showing promise although they are not brightly coloured.  I have never thought of crossing it with another double.  Max always counseled me about this saying they would have too many layers of petals.  In retrospect I wish I had with Baldock as it has only five layers.  As it has now been discarded from my collection it is obviously a course I cannot follow, but I will with its progeny.

    Thanks for the photos – this helps when we are deep in the heart of weeding.  I love Bill’s system of green mulch but regrettably the system results in lots and lots of weeds.Cheers,

    Peter

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