Crocus September 2009

[hadacekf]

Dimitri,
Fantastic photos of plants and habitats. Thonk you

[Gerry Webster]

  Hopefully Janis can give us the definitive answer.

At least I found that this sample comes from Antoine Hoog in France (earlier Hoog & Dix, Holland), CEH is abbreviation for one of his early trips with Paul Christian and David Elliot and I never before checked its identity as it never before bloomed with me. It is first flowering in my collection (judging by pictures and notes in planting books of last 5 years), so I'm more intrigued about its name. Another CEH sample in my collection (519) is Crocus malyi and it is true to name.
Janis

I suppose it is hadriaticus.
Janis

Janis - the well known CEH613 (C. cartwrightianus) was collected in southern Evvia near Polipotamos  growing with CEH612 (C.laevigatus). If CEH618 was collected not too far away from this location then its identity is puzzling since, according to Mathew, C. hadriaticus is not found in the east of Greece. 

[ian mcenery]

Dimitri thank you for sharing your trip. It is most interesting to see the plants in nature

[johnw]

Dimitri thank you for sharing your trip. It is most interesting to see the plants in nature

Dimitri - I too, with Ian and everyone else I'm sure, thank you for a stellar tour.

johnw

[Janis Ruksans]

Ladies and Gentelman,
Sorry for my great mistake. At first - correct number of picture marked as cartwrightianus CEH-618 really is CEH-613 - mistake appear rewriting label, inside pot was original label with number 613. It is the reason why I couldn't find any record about earlier blooming yesterday in my home. My first job this morning in office was rechecking of all notes in new  Millennium. The second - picture of previous entry is seedling of CEH-613 (open pollinated). Today blooms first flower of original stock - attached. Another picture shows variability of this stock but it is from autumn 2008. Once more, sorry.
Janis

[Paul T]

Janis,

That first photo is just beautiful.  So crisp and clear.  Such a lovely veining, offset by the strong orange style branches.  Beautiful.

[Oakwood]

Many thanks to all such serious plantsman for your attention and sharing with me these realy beautiful mnt trip moments and paysages. Hope I'll post from now all my future trip pics!

Thomas, it's realy my comeback but comeback from my everyday science! Finaly I defended my PhD thesis and just recently obtained my PhD Diploma in Immunology! So from now I think I could enjoy my bulb growing hobby more freely!  And I read your message but all is lamentably

Dima.

[Janis Ruksans]

Janis,

That first photo is just beautiful.  So crisp and clear.  Such a lovely veining, offset by the strong orange style branches.  Beautiful.

The second pict is only for showing variability.
Janis

[ian mcenery]

Ladies and Gentelman,
Sorry for my great mistake. At first - correct number of picture marked as cartwrightianus CEH-618 really is CEH-613 - mistake appear rewriting label, inside pot was original label with number 613. It is the reason why I couldn't find any record about earlier blooming yesterday in my home. My first job this morning in office was rechecking of all notes in new  Millennium. The second - picture of previous entry is seedling of CEH-613 (open pollinated). Today blooms first flower of original stock - attached. Another picture shows variability of this stock but it is from autumn 2008. Once more, sorry.
Janis

Here is my plant of CEH 613 from I think the same source. Sadly it may have departed this world

[ian mcenery]

Now I look at this I feel that there must have been quite a lot of variation in this collection no. Here is picture of another one obtained as CEH 613

[Paul T]

Janis,

That first photo is just beautiful.  So crisp and clear.  Such a lovely veining, offset by the strong orange style branches.  Beautiful.

The second pict is only for showing variability.
Janis

Janis,

I didn't mean to make it sound like I was complaining about the second pic (if that was how you read it).  I just wanted to comment on how perfect that particular pic was. Sorry if I offended without intending to.

[Thomas Huber]

Finaly I defended my PhD thesis and just recently obtained my PhD Diploma in Immunology!
Dima.

Congratulations for your Diploma, Dima! 

[Janis Ruksans]

Janis,
I didn't mean to make it sound like I was complaining about the second pic (if that was how you read it).  I just wanted to comment on how perfect that particular pic was. Sorry if I offended without intending to.

No,no! I'm not offended, I simply don't like by myself pictures of lower quality and used it only for not having better, so I asked for excuse me for using your time with bad pict.
Janis

[Maggi Young]

Thomas, it's realy my comeback but comeback from my everyday science! Finally I defended my PhD thesis and just recently obtained my PhD Diploma in Immunology! So from now I think I could enjoy my bulb growing hobby more freely!  

Dima.

 Dima , this is great news: Many Congratulations to you on your Doctorate !

I must say that I just heard the other day that another forumist, "PEAK" - Per-Åke Löfdahl , has successfully defended his thesis and at last (after more than 7 years of work) became a doctor in biotechnology. so the number of Forum Doctors is increasing fast!  


Well done to you all for your long efforts!  

[Oakwood]

Maggy!!!! MANY MANY THANKS for the such kindest wishes!!!!
In my case it took only 2,5 years from experiments to Diploma obtaining but it was realy long and not so easy!