Hybridizers: system for identifying new cultivars, 1 by Margiempv

Margiempv wrote:
Hi Jim,
The way I ID seedling hybrids is by using the first letter of the name of each of the parents followed by numbers. For example: Let's say I crossed a specimen named RUSTLER (this being the pod parent), using pollen from another specimen named SAPPHIRE HILLS resulting in 35 seeds.

The seedlings would then be ID'd as RSH - 08 - 1. Next seedling would then be RSH - 08 -2 and so on.
Why the - 08 ? That would tell me the YEAR I planted the seeds.
I then provide metal name tags with the ID's for each seedling.

Later if a seedling is worthy of registration and introduction, then of course, I remove the original metal ID tag with it's new name tag.

below is a photo of the metal ID tag I use.
~Margie