Hybridizers: It can be fun to breed your own zinnias - Part 6, 1 by Zen_Man

Zen_Man wrote:
Hi Pistil,

" None of my current regular snaps is anything special... "

By "current regular snaps" do you mean Antirrhinum majus? I have found that careful inspection of my zinnias can sometimes reveal something rather special, if just a difference that is a bit subtle. The attached photo shows a zinnia that had many three-armed stigmas, instead of the normal Y-shaped two-armed stigmas. I did use some pollen from it, and I still see three-armed stigmas among my breeders from time to time.

Good luck on finding a bargain-priced used copy of Tychonievich's book. I am usually too impatient to wait for used copies to show up, although several of my books were bought used. Shopping for used books is a "buyer beware" activity, because some booksellers have no qualms against pricing used books higher than the original new price.

ZM