Good discussion point.
My thoughts is that a hybrid is a hybrid and gets named - Lemon Boy, Big Boy, etc.
If someone wants to create a stable OP version, the typical work ensues - growing out seed saved from the hybrid - as many as possible - and if something is found that is very similar to the hybrid, seed is saved from it....the next season the process continues. Eventually, given enough generations, it appears to be stable and can then be named.
But to avoid confusion, it really does need a new/different name. Maybe the name of the family or developer - let's say someone works with Lemon Boy and after years of work, ends up with a stable OP that appears to be the same. If it is Bill Jones, maybe it becomes Bill's Lemon Boy, or Jones Lemon Boy - or maybe even Lemon Delight - or whatever.
But if the OP is named Lemon Boy, then it opens the door for lots of confusion - especially because some catalogs/seed listings don't make it clear if varieties are OP or hybrids.
In fact, looking through the SSE yearbook, part of the mess that is the tomato section are so many hybrid varieties being listed there - so it is assumed they are OP...but can we be sure? Lots of people are saving seed with all sorts of levels of experience and expertise.
Just my two cents!
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