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  3. Now comes the dilemma Harold. The florets are about the same size as those of Erlicheer. Does the decision on whether it is to be considered miniature or standard become one of perception or of sticking to accurate measurement? We certainly would never consider Erlicheer a miniature.
     
    Dave

  4. A few years ago, one of the show reports from the UK noted that ‘Kokopelli’ was NAS, and went on to explain that the judges made their decision based on the fact that while every bloom was clearly a miniature, the stem was so floriferous that the visual impact was too large for the miniature classes. Does this relate at all to this discussion?

    Loyce McKenzie

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  5. Interesting question Dave. The problem with Erlicheer not being
    considered a miniature is that the truss carries so many flowers that
    the whole stem fills in as much space as a standard. If you only had
    2-3 Erlicheer blooms on a stem, instead of 20, you might also
    consider that to be a miniature. This is one of the reasons that the
    N. dubius I select as pollen parents only have small numbers of
    florets to the truss, when I am aiming for miniatures. Trying to
    make standard tazetta with N. dubius needs a parent N. dubius that
    carries about 8-10 flowers to the spike.
    Harold

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