Hi
I have a fun game to play ! All DG's paid subscribers are welcome and hope you all play.
The winner will get 5 sets of special named African violet leaves :))
First person to anser the all the questions belofw correct ! Good luck ! Have fun :))
I have a Fun Game to Play :))
1. What were the first ten " Old Favortes" plants introduced in 1936 names.
2. In 1939 a Michigan grower, Edward J. Wang made record of the first double-flowered African violet.
Which of the original ten plants did it Sport from ?
3. The first African violet of the new line with blossoms rayed, streaked, or splotched with different color or deeper shade name was " Fantasy"
Fantasy (217) 12/05/1949 (R. Behnke/Naylor) Single lavender to lavender-pink/dark purple fantasy. Plain. Large
Then there was plant " L- - - G- - - - - " and which of the first ten was it a Sport of. ?
4. Which was the first Girl African violet plants name. ?Which famous of the first named African violet plant did it Sport from ?
" The trait of girl foliage is foliage is dominant , regardless of which parent bears the see."
Good Luck everyone :))
I enjoyed this study time. Thanks. I d-mailed my answers
nanna, I bet you got it. you seem to be an AV expert to me. : )
I don't think so!!! I just play the game and I like to read stuff.
Congratulations Nanna !!!
I guess I made it too easy :(( Thanks for playing Nanna ! I was afriad if I had a game no one would play with me :((
I will get your most wonderful leaves out to you Monday !
Nanna's Answers were;
1. Admiral
Amerthyst,
Blue Boy
Commodore
Mermaid
Neptune
Norseman
No. 32
Sailor Boy
Viking
2. Blue Boy
3. This was hard. Lady Geneva and since everything else came from Blue Boy I am guessing Blue Boy again
4. Blue Girl sported from Blue Boy
Thanks for the enjoyable study time
Yea! Another Contest! Thanks Allison. I have so many leaves/plants to fiddle with now, no way I could even think of getting another. Wait did I just say that? Naw, always room for one more. tee hee hee!
way to go Nanna!
Well you have four boxes two double large priority mail boxes coming from me too that you helped pack and I packed up the missing tray with Crystal Dawn Strep also :))
Maybe you will get them tomorrow ! and lots of them had first buds !
so exciting, like Christmas!
Oh yes Laurie you have a lot of Christmas ! Your a lucky busy duck :))
Hurray! You know this is the first time I have won anything----ever. Yah! Me
Hooray!!
congrats>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
congratulations!!!
Hooray and congrats nanna......Lauri
I missed out on this one :( LOL
I can't study at work!
Congrats Nan :)
This message was edited Mar 9, 2006 5:52 PM
Thank you , Thank you, Thank you. I'm am tickled pink