I probably haven't been at it as long as you. Phil, I haven't been 'serious' about Hosta for too many years. Seems to me my interest first got piqued about 6 or 7 years ago, when I started to get a bit more intrigued and involved with ornamental gardening. Having said that, this sport appeared on a clump that's been in the same spot for about 20 years or more. Sports happen. Randomly. Heck I've seen, and purchased, fairly common Hosta that are sporting right in the #1 pot they're in at the nursery. Most of the time when a single sporting leaf shows nothing will become of it and it'll be back to normal the next year. Periodically though you will encounter sporting on an entire shoot and that's when it becomes interesting because you'll see a continuation of the process the next year. And as for naming it, it has occurred to me. I have already done some cursory checking to see if there are any known Hyacinthina sports like what I'm experiencing and I have failed to come up with one, but then again a fair number I was unable to pull up any pictures for, so who knows... Here is a link that might be useful: Fortunei Hyacinthina sports

At 64 yrs old I can fondly remember pounding the keys on an old Remington Manual Typewriter in the hopes of passing the required 60wpm speed test to complete the course. The base of that desk, minus the hutch top is identical to the typing desks that we used in school. The small fold up table leaf on the right side of the desk is to provide a place to stand a top bound "stenographers pad" or in some cases a vertical metal document holder so you could easily see the original document that you were typing. I do not believe that to be a stenographers desk because it lacks the amenities required by a stenographer, by example, where is the drawer to hold pencils and spare steno pads for taking dictation? I suspect what you have is a much more specialized desk, a "typing pool desk." One clue would be to check the back of the hutch top to see if its plain wood or is it finished? If its plain wood it was most likely intended to be placed against a wall in the manner that you have it now, but if the back is finished it was designed to be a free standing piece where both the front and back would be visible while in use. Typewriters were relatively noisy so in larger offices where the noise of a number of typewriters might interfere with normal business they generally had a separate room called the "Typing Pool". A secretary or stenographer would go into the office and take dictation, then the notes were taken to the typing pool to be transcribed onto final hard copy. In the typing pool the typing desks were aligned in rows like seats in a class room. Note that your desk has small compartments on each side of the typewriter platform that are sized for envelopes while the hutch top would allow ample space for different varieties, sizes and grades of bond paper, and/or the necessary company forms and letterheads. In some cases they had a person who was known as the office devil, who was responsible for stocking each desk with the appropriate envelopes, paper and forms. In those days "Time was money". By automating the desk in the manner you describe a typist could come in, lift the lid and voila, the typewriter slid out, the paper compartments opened and she was ready to sit down and get to business in seconds. The top hutch also serves another function in an office of that period. When seated at the desk you could not see the person ahead of you, and if you turned around you could not see the person behind you, therefore it helped reduce time lost to trivial gossip between desks, and of course there was a supervisor constantly walking up and down the aisles to insure you weren't leaning across the aisle to disturb your neighbor. Also note that there was no place to put your favorite potted plant, the pictures of your kids and your coffee cup, sorry folks, your hear to type, not set up housekeeping....LOL.

Thanks LanieLynee, our Kirklands closed a couple years ago. I do have one about 45 minutes away. Looks like I need to make a trip!

Wow I've never seen one just like that. That's neat! I took photos of a big moth when we first moved into our last home, over 20 years ago. It's antenna was like feathers. Had similar markings as this one, but was in brown, beige and rust. Just gorgeous. Pre-digital so I don't have a copy on my computer. This one you captured is quite amazing. Did you take any other photos at different angles? If so I'd love to see them.