A first for the International Rock Gardener magazine

[Maggi Young]

The IRG this month publishes the latest paper describing  new Crocus species from  Jānis Rukšāns.


We also have Dr Rukšāns' comments on the recent paper by Ingo Schneider on Crocus brachyfilus  vis ŕ vis  C. elegans in addition to Janis' reiteration of his decision to re-classify some of his earlier namings from subspecies to species status.

IRG 52 APRIL: http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2014Apr241398364476IRG52April.pdf

International Rock Gardener main page :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international

The new Crocus have been added, via links to the IRG, to the SRGC Crocus Pages.

Also just added to the Crocus Pages are details of another new crocus, C. brachyfilus:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/genera/logdir/2014Apr241398367062NewCrocus-papers-publications.pdf


 Edit to add :  A full index of the IRG to issue 52 is available  : http://www.srgc.net/filessub/journals/IRG-Index.pdf

[Otto Fauser]

Dear Maggi ,   Janis Ruksan's latest article on many newly described Crocus species in the IRG are exciting news for all Crocus enthusiasts . A well deserved recognition and honour for those great plants men Henrick Zetterlund  and Chris Brickell . Hearty Congratulations to you both  from me .