A knowledgeable horseman might look at an early 1900's picture of an Arabian horse and marvel at the use-able confirmation.
A horse lover today would look at that same picture and deny that it even was an Arabian horse.
We come to expect certain features in things and fads may rule for awhile.
If Man O War were cloned and available at stud today, would breeders use him?
Polish Arabian breeders understood breeding can be done for certain features, but eventually the well source must be re-visited.
Maybe some breed daylilies for bling (sales) while others go for strength like the fellow who is working on rust resistant dips and thins about 95% of them. Some appear to try to incorporate both features.
Plant catalogs available to the general public include many older proven selections. If you sell to the general public and expect to stand behind your product to replace what they [accidentally] kill off, tough plants of any age are needed.
