Author: Sara Van Beck, Georgia

odd question

Apologies for a daft question, but… Was looking for Beryl for someone who wants to buy at this late date, so cruising the various on-line catalogs [Oh – if anyone has any to sell, let me know…] Looked at one…

Help! looking for image

All –   I’m scrambling, as usual… Putting together labels for our fall bulb sale I cannot find a good, single-flower shot of ‘Eudora’ Can anyone spot me a low-res image of a relatively “close-up” shot? Thanks…   -s

Future of botanic gardens

All – As i’m not sure this went thru… Sobering… Botanical Gardens Look for New Lures Jonathan Alcorn for The New York Times Laila Romero, a sous-chef, preparing appetizers at the Camellia Lounge at Descanso Gardens. By JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKI…

i’m confrused…

I realize i don’t pay attention a whole lot of the time, but… I thought the American Daffodil Society was founded in 1954. Someone gave me a Wayside catalog for fall 1937, and i’m reading the intro blurb for daffs,…

Erlicheer clarification

All –   Realized I hadn’t sent this out yet:   Erlicheer remains on the Historics list; the NZ historian John Hunter supplied additional information regarding its early history as clarification for its early appearance (1934) before its registration in…

FW: Historics judging question

All –  This was in response to a question from the New Zealand contingent as to how the ADS handles judging historics…  -s   Lesley, Sara, and Keith, In the US, the major difference in judging historic daffodils as compared…