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Administration => Notice Board => Topic started by: Maggi Young on April 18, 2019, 01:00:37 PM
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We were very sad to hear at the weekend of the death of Dr Ian McNaughton, of Pencaitland.
Ian had been suffering poor health for some time and his eyesight was very bad, which was a great trial to him. He is survived by his wife of nearly sixty years, Beryl, and their wonderful children and grandchildren.
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Grandson Rory with doting Grandfather, Ian McNaughton
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Ian with Minna Andersen
After his professional career a scientist and plant breeder working on and developing agricultural forage Brassica at the Scottish Plant Breeding Centre at Pentlandfield, Midlothian, Ian was very active in researching Meconopsis and breeding asiatic Gentians and he was successful in introducing several very floriferous cultivars which are clump forming and grow very well in containers. Ian wrote about these - including this article for the SRGC website.
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Ian in 2016 on the 57th Anniversary of his marriage to Beryl.
Ian was awarded the Dr Patrick Neil Medal by the Caley (Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society) in 2006 for his considerable contributions to Scottish horticulture. Both Ian and Beryl have been very involved in both the SRGC and Caley over many years.
Members of the McNaughton "clan" are involved in the greatly respected nursery, MacPlants, who are famous for their quality plants and Gold Medal Awards at Gardening Scotland.
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A service of remembrance will be held in Gifford on Friday 26th April at 11.30am followed by a reception in the village.
We send Beryl and Family our fondest condolences.
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Some of Ian's gentians are proving very successful - here are a few photos of just some ....
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'The Caley'
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'Oban'
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'Troon'
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'Balmoral'
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'Tynebank Glory'
Some of Ian McNaughton's articles ......
Ian wrote about his gentian breeding project : http://www.srgc.org.uk/feature/mcnaughton/genbreed.html (http://www.srgc.org.uk/feature/mcnaughton/genbreed.html)
Gentiana ternifolia ' Cangshan' . The introduction of this gentian is discussed in the June 1989 issue of The Rock Garden in an article: "Two new autumn flowering gentians - possibly ascribed to Gentiana ternifolia" by I. Christie and I.H. McNaughton - the full Journal including the article is available online : http://files.srgc.net/journals/vol_1%20to_113/84.pdf (http://files.srgc.net/journals/vol_1%20to_113/84.pdf)
The Importance of Polyploidy in Meconopsis with Particular Reference to the Big Perennial Blue Poppies
Ian McNaughton https://journals.rbge.org.uk/index.php/rbgesib/article/view/58/42 (https://journals.rbge.org.uk/index.php/rbgesib/article/view/58/42)
Report of Forrest Medal for 'The Caley' at Dumfries 2011 : http://www.srgc.org.uk/shows/forrest2011/dumfries.pdf (http://www.srgc.org.uk/shows/forrest2011/dumfries.pdf)
Report of Professional Forrest Medal for 'The Caley' gentian at Peebles in 2016 :
http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/Forrest-Peebles-DWE.pdf (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/Forrest-Peebles-DWE.pdf)