Day: December 7, 2009

Tulips lemmersii

  Friends, I have just learned that a newly identified tulip species has been named to honor our Dutch friend, Wim Lemmers. Tulipa lemmersii Zonn., A. Peterse, J. de Groot is described as erect, yellow with a red hue on the inside,…

historic books

  Friends, In today’s mail I received a catalog from a used book dealer.  Among the offerings are: Burbidge & Baker, The Narcissus: its History and Culture with Coloured Plates and Descriptions of all known Species and Principal Varieties, 1875; …