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"The World of Crocuses" - Janis Ruksans
Maggi Young:
For the May IRG from Iran, we discover a new Crocus species from Iran, described by Jānis Rukšāns and we escape to Rhodes to see orchids and other flowers there, from Gerrit and Iep Eikelenboom
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2017May251495746846IRG89May2017.pdf
Maggi Young:
In case readers are on holiday and crave something to read; are rained out of the garden or seeking a shady respite from the heat - this month's IRG is published early!
This issue has descriptions of new Crocus species from Dimitri Zubov and Janis Ruksans.
Also news of artist in residence activity at the wonderful Inverewe Gardens on the west coast of Scotland - plus a poem by Lydia Muijen inspired by the garden and the recent erythronium festival there.
Download issue 90 here :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2017Jun211498039508IRG_90_June.pdf
Next month there will be a review of Janis' new book from Arie Dwarswaard from BloembollenVisie in Holland (KAVB).
Yann:
Thanks to all, i'm already reading it during my lunch pause ;)
Janis Ruksans:
Sorry, but on p. 27- of IRG 90 is mistake. In picture caption instead of Crocus seisumsiana ex Samos – KJGR collections 080, 080-1, 073, 076 Photos Jānis Rukšāns
is written - Crocus seisumsiana ex Chios...
KJGR trip was mostly dedicated to Chios Island, searching for variability of Crocus pallasii, as I supposed that it could be different species (for the cv. 'Homeri'). But variability turned very great. Each population had plants looking close to traditional C. pallasii and plants with deep purple throat as in Cv. 'Homeri'.
There was no spring blooming "annulate" crocus found. Last 2 days we passed on Samos, where was collected samples KJGR-073, 076, 080, 080-1, used for pictures of new species.
Maggi Young:
We in SRGC are delighted to learn this most exciting and very pleasant news from Latvia -Janis' latest crocus book has been given an award from the Latvian Academy of Sciences for best achievements in biology and his book has been listed in the honorary list of 10 best publications of Academy members in the year 2017.
A wonderful acknowledgment of the calibre of Janis' work - Janis must be more than pleased to have these honours.
Well done, Janis - we are not at all surprised at this success!
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