Galanthus March 2008

[mark smyth]

John McWhirter. Yes it was terrible but most plants were saved and sold at our annual picnic to start out travel fund.

[Paddy Tobin]

Yes, Mark, the very man.

You are in a better position than I to recall his arrangements for the plants in his garden. Bob gave me the gist of it - friends were to come and take first choice, then remainder were to be lifted and sold for the benefit of the local AGS branch. A great and practical idea.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Typical of dear John McWhirter to have made these sensible and thoughful arrangements... he was a person with a great many friends and admirers in the SRGC  and is sorely missed.

[stellan]

Stellan which plant are you showing us the inside?

The big group look convolute to me.

Here is the inside of G. lagodechianus

Ok, I show the pics again... 1a, 1b, 1c are from same place and had about the numbers last time. The photos are take in the forest at 2000 m between Khalkhal and Caspian Sea beside the mainroad. The pics are taken on the sea side of the mountains

The other pics, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d are taken after same road but at 1000m and also in forest at sea side.

Does it help?

/Stellan

[mark smyth]

I still think lagodechianus. I'll pass on the photos to people in England

[stellan]

I still think lagodechianus. I'll pass on the photos to people in England

Maybe there are two different species. 1a-c looks different from 2 a-d and they grown at different altitude but less than 10 km between the places.

/Stellan