Choosing the correct hostas for your nursery can be a daunting task, even for the experienced nurseryman. Foliage color is, by far, the First consideration in making any selection but mature plant size and growth rate also need careful examination. A few longstanding generalizations are helpful. First, variegated hostas sell better than solid-colored (green, blue, and gold) types. Secondly, larger hostas are more popular than small ones but the medium-sized category offers the most choices. Further, white-margined hostas tend to sell better than gold-margined types, but gold-centered hostas (with green or blue margins) are equal favorites to the white-margined group. What about white-centered varieties? Their popularity is only limited by the number of types that grow well. Compare the solid-colored hostas. Certainly blue hostas sell better than either the golds or greens. A good challenge would be to use these generalizations as the basis for constructing a product line of two-dozen hostas that would cover all color categories and, yet, offer a broad range of plant sizes. Allowing for roughly a two-thirds variegated, one-third solid mixture, 6 white-margined, 6 gold-centered, 2 white-centered, 3 gold-margined, 3 blue, 2 gold, and 2 green varieties seems about the right blend.