A very nice tazetta
seedling from Wilfred Hall.
seedling from Wilfred Hall.
8 W –
W Wilf
Hall
sorry I missed the seedling number..
W Wilf
Hall
sorry I missed the seedling number..
This had great attachment
– flowers at right angles to the
stem, no drooping,
– flowers at right angles to the
stem, no drooping,
looking the judge in
the eye. Also, clean white
..
the eye. Also, clean white
..
Historic. — Van Sion –
Telemonious Plenus. ( Martins Bay selection
) – Julie Harris.
Telemonious Plenus. ( Martins Bay selection
) – Julie Harris.
Martins Bay was a very
early N Z colonial settlement on the
coast at the bottom
early N Z colonial settlement on the
coast at the bottom
of the West Coast, near
Fiordland, South Island N Z.
Fiordland, South Island N Z.
This is one of the
wettest, high rainfall areas in N Z
and, not surprisingly, the
wettest, high rainfall areas in N Z
and, not surprisingly, the
settlement failed in the 1860,s
not lasting many years.
not lasting many years.
Brian MacKenzie, one of
our keen Daff and Dahlia exhibitors,
was down at the
our keen Daff and Dahlia exhibitors,
was down at the
Bay, looking for a
family grave, spotted the flowers and
bought some bulbs home.
family grave, spotted the flowers and
bought some bulbs home.
Julie was impressed by the
fact that they seldom greened and were
a good selection
fact that they seldom greened and were
a good selection
of Van Sion and is
now growing it well.
now growing it well.
Probably from stock that left
Scotland in the late 1850,s
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Scotland in the late 1850,s
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