Hi all,
I have been given two catalogues and have been reading through the names of the time.
Picked for a mention:
from new varieties for 1954;
‘Beleek’ (Guy L Wilson) Rose of Tralee by Evening, each £5
‘Irish Rose’ (GLW) Interim by Evening, each £12, I see a £10, £9 and a few £7s, but many are in shillings. (1 shilling = £0.05)
new from 1953;
‘Charity May’ (C D Coleman) Mitylene x Cyclamineus £0.75
Other breeders represented include;
Brodie of Brodie, D Blanchard, C R Wootton, Engleheart, J L Richardson, P D Williams, A M Wilson, Miss Evelyn.
The rate in 1954 was $2.81 USA to £1 sterling.
I see one called ‘Corncrake’ (GLW). Corncrakes were well represented in hay fields at the time, but increasing mechanisation and earlier processing of forage as silage has seriously reduced numbers.
‘Cromarty’ (Brodie), I expect is named after Cromarty and Cromarty Firth, not far from Brodie Castle.
I suppose ‘Beleek’ relates to the well respected Beleek China made in N Ireland.
George Norris, Ayr, Scotland
George,
Thank you for the naming references! I really enjoy learning about the whys and wherefores that result in a flower’s name!
Edie Godfrey
Minnesota USA
Single digit F. temperatures and some snow on the ground, more predicted for the weekend. Friends are purchasing light boxes to ward off Seasonal Affective Disorder since we’ve had so little sunshine in November and so far this month.