Author: Ben Zonneveld, the Netherlands

daffodil origins

Narc bujei hisp Anales.67(1) 2010.pdf As Marylin already mentioned and for those interested: my new article on daffodil cv is out I have attached the pdf file. In short: It shows that N hispanicus is a species separate from N…

inbreeding

INBRREEDING There is some misunderstanding about inbreeding Most diploid organism have so called bad or even lethal genes As long as these are complemented by a good gene ( are in a heterozygous condition)  there is nothing wrong ( usually…

DnA content of all species of narcissi..

Hello Daffodil enthusiast For those interested; The following link contains a paper on all species of narcissi .Happy reading. (Thanks Nancy) http://daffodilusa.com/references/references.html#research Ben J.M.Zonneveld Nationaal Herbarium Nederland POBox 9514 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands telf 071 5274738 E-mail:

“galloshes”

Here ( The Netherlands) Narcissi are sold in two kinds: those with leaves that have longer scapes and fetch prices twice as high ( 2-3 Euro the 10) and those without leaves. These are shorter and sold for half the…