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Martin Baxendale

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Re: Margaret Owen's snowdrop day
« Reply #60 on: February 29, 2008, 03:11:53 PM »
Tony, that reg-olg vernalis from Italy is very nice indeed - better, I'd say, than some of the named (or numbered) forms around - a nice solid-looking and shapely flower with a good mark and nice thick petals (some other forms can be rather slim-petalled - elegant, perhaps, but less showy than your form). If you have other collected forms, I'd love to see pics of them.
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Re: Margaret Owen's snowdrop day
« Reply #61 on: February 29, 2008, 03:16:43 PM »
Paddy and Martin ,

For me are this cultivars like p.e. Kenneth Beckets form not so really well - they comes all from only one single bulb - it is much better to raise those plants from seeds ( I think it is clear this is genetic much more better )

I know - here is not so a big interest for any species Galanthus ....but if on a simply elwesii has a bit a difference in the mark or anything is a big "Boo hoo" !

The problem with all the cultivars is they are always only vegtativ multiplicatet - so I find the work of Martin very good to create new types ....but in some years ....
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Re: Margaret Owen's snowdrop day
« Reply #62 on: February 29, 2008, 04:15:37 PM »
Martin sorry no more photographs and they are finished for this year. No more posting either I am now of to Scotland for the weekend.
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Re: Margaret Owen's snowdrop day
« Reply #63 on: February 29, 2008, 04:47:16 PM »
Martin sorry no more photographs and they are finished for this year. No more posting either I am now of to Scotland for the weekend.

Hae a braw time, Tony!
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Re: Margaret Owen's snowdrop day
« Reply #64 on: February 29, 2008, 05:22:30 PM »
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I am now off to Scotland for the weekend.
coming anywhere near us in Aberdeen, Tony?
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