The probabilities are lousy either way, but sometioems a triploid will lose a set and the remainder will cross iwth the diploid of the other parent. . You're right, I assumed that this is what he meant, but I'd appreciate his comment, too. I think he was noting that he has NEVER gotten a pod to set on Squamigera despite hundreds of tries. I've tried a few dozen times and used a 2, 4-D assist (which helps in wide iris crosses) but, again, no luck. . . Cheers, Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Another Lycoris question Adam wrote: "Jim. The backcross in this case would be squamigera pollen onto either of its putative parents. The reciprocal (reverse) cross is not the same." We'll have _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/