tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203851747364486244.post9009153763272147495..comments2023-09-18T07:22:12.713-07:00Comments on Oak Watch: The Rest Of The StoryChristian E. Siemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07324736360466478622noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203851747364486244.post-41635085691976865232010-03-09T08:42:34.356-08:002010-03-09T08:42:34.356-08:00David - Thanks again! Geez, you're right, the...David - Thanks again! Geez, you're right, there it is in the index. <br />My email is: siemschristian(at)gmail.com<br />I'd love to get more relevant tidbits of info!Christian E. Siemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324736360466478622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203851747364486244.post-74763115519505910932010-03-08T01:22:38.550-08:002010-03-08T01:22:38.550-08:00Christian,
I'm glad you got my comment on Mr....Christian,<br /><br />I'm glad you got my comment on Mr. Ness. I noticed that in a follow up to my comment on your original (Nov. 2, 2009) post you were curious how I found out his name was Helge. Well, it was easy. I just looked at the index to the 1953 edition of Tree Crops. On page 403 he is listed as Ness, Professor Helge. And on page 374 he is mentioned in the course of this nice rant by Smith:<br /><br />I don’t believe Helge Ness had any special appropriation when he did that hybridization of oaks in Texas over forty years ago, with its remarkable results. It’s no great mystery to hybridize oaks. Why hasn’t it been done by a dozen or two of station men on the side? I think the answer must be found in the <br />character of the institutions or the staffs, essentially torpid, lacking in the vital quality of curiosity. Curiosity is one of the <br />parents of scientific progress, perhaps it is the parent.<br /><br />If you were just looking at the 1929 edition every reference to Ness indeed only gives the single initial "H." I have some other relevant tidbits I could share if you were interested and I had a way to e-mail you.<br /><br />Thank you for writing this blog,<br /><br />David.DGOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14630509576879759038noreply@blogger.com