I believe it refers to ANY vegetative mutation. (And some may include germ cell mutations also, but that is not my understanding) Tim Eck When a philosopher says something that is true, then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial, then it is false. Gauss > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Boyce > Tankersley > Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:20 AM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] Definition? > > Sports (mutations) also can result in double flowers or variegated foliage. > > Boyce Tankersley > Chicago Botanic Garden > > On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Barbara McMullen > <bmcmullen@cogeco.ca> > wrote: > > > What’s a sport of a tulip? Dictionaries are not helpful. > > > > Also, how did fringed tulips get hybridized? > > > > Barbara McMullen, Ontario > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/