Galanthus March 2008

[art600]

My chance to start a new thread on the most popular genus.

Does my nivalis qualify as small?  Wind blowing a gale and no sun, so photos may not be as sharp as usual.

[Brian Ellis]

Does my nivalis qualify as small?

It certainly does Arthur, what a sweetie

[Brian Ellis]

And here is one from Ann's garden today, not at its best I'm afraid and the wind was blowing, but I managed to take it before the sleet.  It's called Yashmak and I have rather fallen for it (tell me something new!)  when I saw it before the 'eyes' were, I think, a little darker.

[KentGardener]

It's called Yashmak and I have rather fallen for it

Brian

thanks for posting the picture - I can see why it has been given the name 'Yashmak'.

And, guess what?.....  I have fallen for it too!

cheers

John

[Brian Ellis]

Now why doesn't that surprise me John?
 

[Brian Ellis]

Just to let other galanthophiles know, the postman has just delivered my order from The Snowdrop Company, so keep an eye out.  What joy!

[Anthony Darby]

And here is one from Ann's garden today, not at its best I'm afraid and the wind was blowing, but I managed to take it before the sleet.  It's called Yashmak and I have rather fallen for it (tell me something new!)  when I saw it before the 'eyes' were, I think, a little darker.

That's different. Different is good.

[KentGardener]

Just to let other galanthophiles know, the postman has just delivered my order from The Snowdrop Company, so keep an eye out.  What joy!

My order has just arrived too.  A couple are not up to their usual very high standard - I do hope it is just a one off lapse....

[art600]

Was looking for details of the Snowdrops book on AbeBooks and found this title

Snowdrops from a Curates Garden
Aleister Crowley  
Bookseller: Caduceus Books
(LE10 2RL, LEI, United Kingdom)
Bookseller Rating:  
 Price: £ 50.00
[Convert Currency]
Quantity: 1  Shipping within United Kingdom:
£ 3.35

Thought it must be referring to the Rev Blakeway-Phillips, but no...  
 
Erotic novel written by Crowley to amuse his wife. His purpose was to write the most ridiculously extreme sexual fantasy ever composed. The book was first privately and anonymously printed in 1904 in an edition of 100 copies, most of which were destroyed about 1926 by H. M. Customs.

[Martin Baxendale]

Just to let other galanthophiles know, the postman has just delivered my order from The Snowdrop Company, so keep an eye out.  What joy!

My postman's been - and no snowdrops from Ron! Boo Hoo!    Unless they come in a van as a package later 

[Martin Baxendale]

Was looking for details of the Snowdrops book on AbeBooks and found this title

Snowdrops from a Curates Garden
Aleister Crowley  

Erotic novel written by Crowley to amuse his wife. His purpose was to write the most ridiculously extreme sexual fantasy ever composed. The book was first privately and anonymously printed in 1904 in an edition of 100 copies, most of which were destroyed about 1926 by H. M. Customs.

Wasn't Crowley reputed to be into satanism?

[KentGardener]

Hi Martin

mine arrived in a van, that came 2 hours later than the postman on foot.

regards

John

[art600]

Wasn't Crowley reputed to be into satanism?
[/quote]

Martin

Not a nice man at all.  Wonder what the link to snowdrops was.....

[Martin Baxendale]

Wasn't Crowley reputed to be into satanism?

Martin

Not a nice man at all.  Wonder what the link to snowdrops was.....
[/quote]

Probably going for humorous incongruity - a very romantically pristine, pure and innocent image (pure white snowdrops from the garden of a curate) probably of a type of book title common at the time for romantic writings, then used for the title of a book about sexual fantasies.

[Martin Baxendale]

mine arrived in a van, that came 2 hours later than the postman on foot.

Mine too. Only one bulb short of what I ordered. I won't say what I did or didn't get in case others did or didn't get what I did or didn't, if you see what I mean.   

The leaves all look like they've been sprayed with fungicide as a preventative measure, so I'll be washing my hands after handling them, to make sure I'm not eating any carbendazim with my lunchtime sandwich.