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Author Topic: Narcissus March 2007  (Read 52764 times)

KentGardener

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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #60 on: March 10, 2007, 06:36:07 AM »
I haven't forgotten Maggi's 1000th Paddy

Sitting here chuckling away to myself at the thought of Maggi throwing 1000 tantrums!   ;D :D ;)

(for those not familiar with British slang - a 'Paddy' is slang for an emotional outburst).

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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #61 on: March 10, 2007, 08:20:13 AM »
I didnt even notice
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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #62 on: March 10, 2007, 11:27:02 AM »
Believe me Mark, when I throw even one little tantrum, you WILL notice!
But I'm pleased to see we are weaning you from your numerical fixation!!
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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #63 on: March 10, 2007, 12:12:27 PM »
oooooh yeessss LOL
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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #64 on: March 10, 2007, 06:05:21 PM »
I didn't even notice that one John. I should have; when I was a child my mother was always telling me not to throw a paddy about something. What is it about the Irish that we "use" them so? Throwing a paddy, taking the micky.....
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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #65 on: March 10, 2007, 06:49:25 PM »
I thought taking the Micky had something to do with a certain mouse, but it could predate M. Mouse?
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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #66 on: March 10, 2007, 11:15:02 PM »
Fascinating to see the derivation of some common sayings. Wikipedia gives "taking the Mickey" as either cockney rhyming slang for Mickey Bliss or micturition, both of which mean the same thing to  be extracted.
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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #67 on: March 11, 2007, 04:49:32 PM »
According to my book of slang "take the Mickey Bliss" is rhyming slang for take the piss. "take the Mickey" is from the 'genteel' version "extract the Michael"
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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #68 on: March 11, 2007, 07:48:15 PM »
.... And back to the daffs (sorry, but...) A couple in flower today

N minor in the garden
N jonquilla henriquesi
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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #69 on: March 12, 2007, 05:59:59 PM »
Lovely pics everyone. Can't beat the sun shing through the flowers

Narc Henriquesii
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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #70 on: March 12, 2007, 07:56:55 PM »
After seeing it for real at Brian Duncan's it's now on my mental wants list

'Camborne' for Anne.

I have copied Paddy's idea of photographing flowers against a blue(ish) sky. I think we all had a great day today?

A species that needs a name found growing in the same old garden as the snowdrop 'Mark's Tall'. It has bicolored petals

A couple of 'Fuco'

'Gipsy Queen'

'Mitzy'

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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #71 on: March 14, 2007, 06:52:06 PM »
Here's Nn. scaberulus; rupicola and cuatrecasassii for comparison.
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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #72 on: March 14, 2007, 08:58:25 PM »
It really is difficult to surpass  the simple elegance of the species narcissus but N. 'Mitzy' is surely a contender. Beautiful photographs.

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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #73 on: March 14, 2007, 09:48:43 PM »
Tony D - your N scaberulus is very different to the plant that I have grown (Past tense - no digi pictures) Mine had several flowers to a stem and the corona was less open faced.  The flowers were very small!

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Re: Narcissus March 2007
« Reply #74 on: March 14, 2007, 10:41:02 PM »
I think you may be right Tony. It should be very different from rupicola and more like a small cuatrecasassii? Apart from the size, and a green stripe down the backs of the petals, it is just a small rupicola. Heigh ho.
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