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  1. March 15th, 2009, 04:54 PM #1
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    i have a question about one of the tags i have it says
    SP (TK554) Phal Orchids
    P. Taisuco lady lip x Modern Beauty

    ok my questions are what does the SP stand for and what does (TK554) mean.
    thanks Robert Wright
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  2. March 15th, 2009, 06:25 PM #2
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    Hi , They are probably codes the grower added to keep track of them rather then the full name P. Taisuco Lady Lip x Modern beauty ..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gin View Post
    Hi , They are probably codes the grower added to keep track of them rather then the full name P. Taisuco Lady Lip x Modern beauty ..
    Yes, codes to identify where the cross was made and what it is. Something along those lines, anyway.

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  4. March 15th, 2009, 09:39 PM #4
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    yes or it could be their catalog #...makes things easy for staff to pull orders with codes over names
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