HostaScience Volume 2 Number 2 Fall 2003






Communication to the Editor






Review and Research Proposal



                                                                                                                   Page

Induction and Management of Systemic Resistance in Hosta Against Foliar Nematodes
Aphelenchoides fragarie
Parwinder S. Grewal and GanpatiB. Jagdale...................................................................................................................1


Plenary Lectures, The Hosta Hybridizer Group


Resistance of Hosta Cultivars to Petiole Rot Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii var. delphinii
BrookeA. Edmunds, MarkL. Gleason. and Stephen N. Wegulo.....................................................................................6
Polyploidy in Daylily and Hosta, Review and Prospectus
Stephen A. Zolock..............................................................................................................................................................16

Full-Length Reports

Ploidy Levels and Ploidy Chimeras in Hosta. Analysis of Nuclear DNA Content and DNA
Composition by Means of Flow Cytometry
Ben J. M. Zonneveld and Frank Van Iren..........................................................................................................................36
Effects of Chilling Duration on Time to Shoot Emergence and Subsequent Growth of
Hosta
Jennifer Warr. Gary Keever, Jay Amiing, Doug Findley, and Raymond Kessler..........................................................47
Slugs and Snails - Understanding the Problems and Solutions to Achieving Better Control
Donald Claeys.......................................................................................................................................................................54
Continuing Education. 2002 Hosta College Students Celebrate H. 'Carnival' and
Benzyladenine
Edward F.Elslager and 2002 Hosta College Students......................................................................................................63

NOTES

Protect Precious Pods from Pesky Preditors with Pantyhose Prophylactics and Bridal
Veil Netting
Edward F. Elslager..................................................................................................................................................................75

Hosta History

An Edited Transcription of the Videotape of a "Garden Tour with Herb and Dorothy Benedict",
Lake Wilson, Hillsdale, Michigan, July 19,1986
Bill Zumbar and Angela Zumbar...............................................................................................................................................81
Resistance ofHosfa Cultivars to Petiole Rot Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii var. delphinii
Mark L.Gleason......................................................................................................................................................................13-15
Polyploidy in Daylily and Hosta, Review and Prospectus
Stephen A. Zolock .................................................................................................................................................................28-35
Slugs and Snails - Understanding the Problems and Solutions to Achieving Better Control
Donald Claeys.........................................................................................................................................................................61-62
Continuing Education. 2002 Hosta College Students Celebrate H. 'Carnival' and
Benzyladenine

Dave Dame ............................................................................................................... ..................................................................70

Protect Precious Pods from Pesky Predators with Pantyhose Prophylactics and Bridal
Veil Netting

Edward F.Elslager.........................................................................................................................................................................80

An Edited Transcription of the Videotape of a "Garden Tour with Herb and Dorothy Benedict",
Lake Wilson, Hillsdale, Michigan, July 19,1986
Ed Elslager, Van Wade. and AudraWilson.......................................................................................................................115-118

HostaScience Cumulative Index, Volume 1:1 (Spring 2002), 1:2 (Fall 2002), and 2:1 (Spring 2003)

John S. Christensen

                                                                                                                                                                                                       Page
Author Index..............................................................................................................................................................................119-120
Key Word Index.........................................................................................................................................................................121-130
Photo Index................................................................................................................................................................................131-132

Future Features

Articles Scheduled for Publication in HostaScience Volume 3 and Beyond.....................................................................133-134
Our Special Advertisers
Adrian's Flowers of Fashion Nursery ..............................................................................................................................................135
Conner Nursery & Gardens ..............................................................................................................................................................136
Q & Z Nursery, Inc...............................................................................................................................................................................137
Schmid Nursery & Gardens, Inc. .......................................................................................................................................................138
Notices, The Hosta Hybridizers Group
The Hosta Hybridizers Group Year 2004 Schedule of Activities,

Membership Application.....................................................................................................................................................................139

HostaScience Subscription Order Form ..........................................................................................................................................141
The Hosta Hybridizers Group HostaScience. Vol. 2(2). Fall 2003 v