Lawrence All that ploid stuff is so impressive. I am in the same boat as Dave Adams when it comes to a sound comprehension of genetics chromosomes and the ploid family. I certainly remember our first meeting in Australia and…
Month: November 2013
Autumn Greens
Here are two of the earliest of the autumn flowering daffodils with whitish perianths and green cups. According to my label, the cross number suggest this is the result of Emerald Sea by Lima’s Green Goddess. But now I don’t…
2014 American Daffodil Society Convention in Little Rock, Arkansas
Information for the 2014 ADS Convention in Little Rock is now posted on the ADS home page at www.daffodilusa.org and includes the registration form, time-line and hotel details. Make your plans now to attend. Don’t miss this great opportunity to…
Fertility update – Div.8
When I first met Graham Phillips in the 90’s he cheerfully suggested that people interested in breeding in division 7 and 8 should be sent to the madhouse. I have been waiting for a decisive result before writing this update.…
Now flowering
About ten years ago I crossed Emerald Sea with N. miniatus. The results were improved N. miniatus with larger flowers. I have two different batches of seedlings that make cheerful rows in the middle of November. Here is one of…
5th International Conference on Comparative Biology of Monocotyledons
There was a notice in Cultivated Plant Taxonomy News, July 2013, that there would be a special Symposium on the systematics and population biology of Narcissus at this conference which was held at the New York Botanic Garden. Does anyone…