Dear All, I’m new to “daffnet” and would like an answer / observations….. Alec Gray wrote that “the male pollen parent has more influence in colour than the seed parent, while the seed parent has more influence on the form…
Day: May 6, 2009
Convention Attendees – send pics
If you got a good photo of a person or event at the convention, please send it along. I will put it on the CD I am organizing and will credit you. We have already seen here some terrific photos…
What a difference a week – or the weather – makes
The attendance at the Chicago Botanic Garden on the Saturday and Sunday of our convention there recently was about 5,800, impeded by the weather. Stephanie Lindemann at the CBG just told me that the attendance this past weekend was 7,000…
The Book of the Daffodil
Internet Archive: Free Download: The book of the daffodil Thought this may interest some of you. This 1903 book is available for viewing online or download in several formats, including a “flip book” where one can just page through it. …
Minnie Hume?
Drew, Joe and others interested, Regarding your enquiry on the daffodil Minnie Hume, Backhouse, 1884. FCC April 8, 1884. There is some confusion existing on this cultivar as the Classified Lists from at least 1969 onwards list this as a division three flower. I would suggest Minnie…