Month: December 2009

looking for bulbs

I have a friend in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, who’s working on his PhD at the agricultural university here.  Zhangzhou is the home of the tazetta shui xian hua, the “water spirit flower” litterally translated, the Chinese sacred lily, N. Chinensis…

FW: Will and Guy’s Joke of the Day #42

I have been looking at Nial’s website and wonder if any of this was actually true at one time on that side of ocean… Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:21:35 +0000 >  – Historical Truths >Most people got married in…

ID of photos in Daffodil Tree

Hello again – in response, the Daffy Tree flowers, from top to bottom, then left to right, are: ‘Spiderwoman’ 3 Y–O ‘Rapture’ 6 Y–Y (Miniature) Koopowitz 03–234–9 ‘Pink China’ x N. dubius 8 W–P (Miniature) ‘Tamar Fire’ 4 Y–R; ‘Hot…

Secure web site

Hi All,       Cold and very frosty here in N Ireland.  I’m sure all of you in warmer climes wish you had the opportunity to take some frosty photos.  I was just wondering if the attached photo shows…

Londonderry Vase, a third view

My previous posting doesn’t give you an idea of how large the vase is. Here is a view with normal sized people standing nearby. The signs inside the case say: Londonderry Vase, 1813 France, Sevres Designed by Charles Percier (French…