Month: May 2011

New Species for Section Ganymedes

  Hi Daffnet, A new species for Section Ganymedes. It was described by Fernández Casas in Fontqueria 56(19), 29–IV-2011. All attached photographs are by Fernández Casas. The specifc name is Narcissus Iohannis Fernández Casas. It is from the province of…

Third Brogden bulb for auction

‘Showdown’ 3 W-YOO M.E. (Spud) Brogden 2007 (‘Centrefold’ x Brogden 3 W-YYR sdlg.)  Has taken a Gold Ribbon award for Kirby Fong. Opening bid: $50. —     Becky Fox Matthews   1st Vice President   American Daffodil Society, Inc. www.daffodilusa.org …

Second Brogden bulb for auction

‘Southern Command’ 2 Y-R M.E. (Spud) Brogden 2010 (‘Redlands too’ x ‘Sabre’) Has been at auction before as seedling BB 6-01-13, where it brought top price.  Opening bid: $50. —     Becky Fox Matthews   1st Vice President  …

IMG_1367 “Barbie Doll”?

Hi Barbara, i have seen “Chiquita” only once (in a display garden in the Netherlands) and it had a solid pink cup with a darker colour at the rim then. Plant and flower were of standard size. To my eyes…

Crows as game birds

made me smile.  Dad shot a crow so we could understand the phrase “eat crow” but my mom is particularly fond of them and was furious.  When she was handed the cleaned bird to cook things went from “I’m not…