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HostaScience Volume 2 Number 1 Spring 2003

Announcement








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Continuing Education. Hosta Science Workshops, a New Initiative
by The Hosta Hybridizers Group
Edward F. Elslager ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1

Reviews
Insect Parasitic Nematodes: A Tool for Pest Management in Residential
Landscapes. Review and Prospectus
Parwinder S. Grewal...............................................................................................................................................................................2

Full-length Reports
Biodiversity in the Garden, Part 1
Clarence Owens ...................................................................................................................................................................................15
What's in a Disease Name? Convoluted Common Names for Hosta
Diseases
Mark L. Gleason .....................................................................................................................................................................................32
Continuing Education: The Hosta Hybridizers Group Celebrates
Spring 2002
Edward F. Elslager..................................................................................................................................................................................36
To Soak of Not to Soak? The Effects of Soaking on the Germination
Of Hosta Seeds from Unstable Streaked Pod Parents
Edward F. Elslager ..................................................................................................................................................................................45
The ABC's of Hosta Breeding
Jonathan H. Soucek .................................................................................................................................................................................51
From the Greatest Generation: Variegated Seedlings from
H. 'Eggs Benedict', H. 'Heavenly Constellation', H. 'Red-hot Mama',
and H. 'Streaky Streak'
Edward F. Elslager ...................................................................................................................................................................................60
Continuing Education: 2002 Hosta College Synergism Studies with
Thidiazuron (TDZ) and Benzyladenine (BA) in H. 'Midwest Magic'
Edward F. Elslager and 2002 Hosta College Students .........................................................................................................................68

Notes
A Bug Opened the Door
Clarence Owens ..........................................................................................................................................................................................92
Mystique of the White-veined H. 'Mito No Hana'. Hosta Virus X
Not Implicated in Mysterious Seedling Deaths
Edward F. Elslager ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 94

Photographs
Insect Parasitic Nematodes: A Tool for Pest Management in
Residential Landscapes. Review and Prospectus
Parwinder S. Grewal...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Biodiversity in the Garden, Part 1
Clarence Owens ........................................................................................................................................................................................27-31
What's In a Disease Name? Convoluted Common Names for
Hosta Diseases
Mark L. Gleason .......................................................................................................... ..................................................................................35
Continuing Education. The Hosta Hybridizers Group Celebrates
Spring 2002.
Lisa Quiggle ...............................................................................................................................................................................................40-44
ABC's of Hosta Breeding
Jonathan Soucek ......................................................................................................................................................................................58, 59
From the Greatest Generation: Variegated Seedlings from
H. 'Eggs Benedict', H. 'Heavenly Constellation', H. 'Red-hot Mama',
and H. 'Streaky Streak'
Edward F. Elslager ................................................................................................... ...............................................................................66, 67
A Bug Opened the Door
Clarence Owens ..............................................................................................................................................................................................93

Future Features
Articles Scheduled for Publication in HostaScience Volume 2 Number 2
(Fall 2003) and Beyond .................................................................................................................................................................................97

Our Special Advertisers
Adrian's Flowers of Fashion Nursery ...........................................................................................................................................................99
Conner Nursery & Gardens .................................................................................................................................................................... ....100
Q & Z Nursery, Inc. ........................................................................................................................................................................................101
Schmid Nursery & Gardens, Inc.................................................................................................................................................................. 102

Notices, The Hosta Hybridizers Group
The Hosta Hybridizers Group Year 2003 and 2004 Schedule of Activities,
Membership Application.............................................................................................................................................................................103
HostaScience Subscription Order Form ................................................................................................................................................106

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