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JungleShadows said:Julia,

Yeah this guy came to my parents house in MA and told my mom he was going to make me rich by selling my hosta. He dug 82 varieties out of the yard and then struck a deal with Klehm's Nursery to sell them, allegedly for $250K. My mom made him lunch as he was stealing us blind!

and yes finally I'm getting credit as well as my friend Florence Shaw. He stole from her when she was on her death bed! Takes all kinds, huh?

Anyway the hosta registrar knew many of these facts and finally credited Florence and I with most of these hybrids. I did have a few with me in Ohio and had given a few to Mildred Seaver that were safe.

Fortunately the plant world is filled with mostly NICE PEOPLE but there are also some serious crooks too.

Tony is a very old friend. His wife and he had me over for dinner before he started the nursery and asked if I thought a high end perennial nursery would be a success. As you can see, he has done a great business and he has a terrific eye for plant material. My LA iris 'Red Velvet Elvis' has been one of his top sellers.

Kevin