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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #30 on: February 06, 2007, 07:44:22 PM »
Maggi,
The photos are from scanned slides and the slides are 20 years old. I used at that time a Nikon FM2 and an AGFA CT18 filmstrip. I scan my old slides with a CANOSCAN FS2710. At present I make only digital photos with a four years old Nikon D100 camera.
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #31 on: February 06, 2007, 07:46:05 PM »
Franz, this is very exciting, Ian has been having difficulties about scanning slides to get quality results and this will be of great interest. Many thanks for your help.
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #32 on: February 06, 2007, 07:55:45 PM »
Crocus oliveri ssp. balansae in my garden.
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #33 on: February 06, 2007, 08:03:30 PM »
Maggi, look at my web site 70 % are scanned pictures.
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #34 on: February 06, 2007, 08:06:39 PM »
here is another Crocus supplied as wild type C. chrysanthus. Remember I said I wont see the garden for 22 days? Well yesterday I sneaked home while doing an errand for work. I had to and I'm sure you'll agree when I tell you it was a cloudless warm day
« Last Edit: February 06, 2007, 08:08:21 PM by mark smyth »
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #35 on: February 06, 2007, 08:12:09 PM »
here are a few more sneaky photos

Crocus minima
Crocus sieberi 'Ronald Ginns' - I must buy more
Crocus cvijicii
Crocus tomm. 'Lilac Beauty'

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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #36 on: February 06, 2007, 08:40:24 PM »
Franz, I never realised you were using so many scanned photos on your site... one which I enjoy VERY MUCH and would encourage everyone to visit, I might say!
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #37 on: February 06, 2007, 09:57:38 PM »
  Bio I thank you for your nice photos. Yours vitellinus look nice this year the weather is very nice too I hope they will increase rapidly. I have some fall crocus
they already have started to set seed.
  Franz your photos very wonderfull like always. I have visited your marvellous website.
  I will attach one bettter pic of pestalozzae and its native location.
   

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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #38 on: February 06, 2007, 10:14:36 PM »
Ibrahim its wonderful to see plants in the wild . Thank you
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #39 on: February 06, 2007, 10:54:58 PM »
  And this one is present for the croconuts. First one is not very showy but it can tell
details. When I found it was just waiting for me.
 It made me an extra flower it was also quite like first one. I will keep my eyes on it. I'll call it olivieri white till find a better name.
 
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #40 on: February 06, 2007, 10:58:25 PM »
What a lovely blue in the stem! Very elegant.
You are making this croconut very happy, Ibrahim!
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #41 on: February 07, 2007, 12:07:11 AM »
Very nice crocus pics from everyone.  Always so good for us at home to see plants in the wild. 
Ibrahim - your biflorus ?weldenii looks very like a plant I have from a good source.  He named it biflorus alexandrii but that is not listed for your area either!  This only shows us that there is much to be learnt about the plants, new forms and new distribution patterns to be discovered.  I have seen black lobes on the anthers of C danfordiae but I am unsure if this a stable feature or just a seasonal one.
The white olivieri - at first I thought it might be C candidus which has the same broad leaves but is white flowered ... but that must have a yellow throat.  I think you are correct to call your find C olivieri.  Almost all crocus have albino forms.  I have seen a pure white C cvijicii, another taxa that is normally pure yellow.
Mark - your yellow mystery is C angustifolius.
Bio - I have grown C vitellinus (stock form Holland) but I do not find it easy.  My corms split into many small ones which no longer flower :(  Where and how do you grow yours?

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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #42 on: February 07, 2007, 12:09:37 AM »
Tony thanks
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #43 on: February 07, 2007, 12:18:55 AM »
Ibrahim, what a privilage to see these little beauties in their natural state. Perhaps you can also take some pics of Ophrys spp. and Galanthus spp.? Thank you so much for posting them.
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #44 on: February 07, 2007, 09:02:48 AM »
Ibrahim,
I am always happy to see plants in the wild. Thank you for showing us your find.
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