Author: Sara Van Beck, Georgia

FW: photo of John’s grandmother’s daffodil

All – FYI; got this from a buddy; the distinctive halo bleed onto the petals doesn’t match anything I’m readily familiar with. Thoughts/Suggestions? I still haven’t found a copy of the Sydenham book…. -s

Dutch question

For those Dutch speakers / garden history buffs… There is a famous account of flowers in New Amsterdam in the mid1600s. One of the flowers recited was/were “jenoffelins” Anyone got an idea what those were? -s

Historics judging question

Ian et al – So, old forms have been modernized to suit the current palate, and folks have discussed the plants they view this as having happened to. The question then is this: Does then the new form get penalized…