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Title: Unreadable label
Post by: Palustris on October 12, 2016, 09:00:11 PM

One side says (just about) Double Galanthus. The other side is really hard to see, but it looks like Western Hills or Weston Hill. Definitely Snowdrop, or at least the bulbs look correct and most likely bought at Loughborough Spring show last year.
Anyone any suggestions? TIA.

Title: Re: Unreadable label
Post by: Maggi Young on October 12, 2016, 09:09:36 PM

There are a number of 'drops with  West Porlock numbers - might it be one of those?

 edited to add..... after search in "the Book"
 West Porlock No. 1 became  'Seagull' - but that's single of course.
'White Wings'  - syn WestPorlock 7/8/9/ - is also a single ...... there doesn't seem to be anything in Matt Bishop's  snowdrop book about any double West Porlocks...... :-\

Title: Re: Unreadable label
Post by: Brian Ellis on October 13, 2016, 09:15:55 AM

Could it be 'Welshway'?

Title: Re: Unreadable label
Post by: Palustris on October 13, 2016, 10:18:49 AM

Thanks. definitely says Hill or Hills as the second part of the name. Not Hill Poe either.

Odd in that we did not write the name down in the diary when we bought it, usually do.
Will have to wait and see what it flowers like in that case.

Title: Re: Unreadable label
Post by: Alan_b on October 13, 2016, 12:17:33 PM

I don't know this snowdrop but Freda Cox lists one called "Weather Hill".  But nothing to indicate that it is a double.

Title: Re: Unreadable label
Post by: Neil on October 13, 2016, 08:12:25 PM

If you wrote it in pen,then put the label under a UV light it the residue of the ink should show up.

Title: Re: Unreadable label
Post by: Palustris on October 13, 2016, 08:33:15 PM

The label is the one which came with the bulbs so not sure what it was written in. No idea where to get a UV light from either, but a nice idea, thanks.

Title: Re: Unreadable label
Post by: Alan_b on October 14, 2016, 11:00:25 AM

I repeat, 'Weather Hill'???  I also do have a UV light if you would like to send me the label to try to read it.

Title: Re: Unreadable label
Post by: Palustris on October 14, 2016, 12:05:05 PM

Thanks. I shall leave it now until they flower. Weather Hill is a possibility for the name. The label seems to be in pencil.
My own stupidity in not relabelling them when I bought them, usually do. Senior moment as this pot was stuck in one of the frames completely unregarded until I started getting stuff ready for winter. Not like me at all.
Thanks for the help everyone.

Title: Re: Unreadable label
Post by: emma T on October 18, 2016, 10:46:23 AM

Weather hill isn't a double , I know because I grow it

Title: Re: Unreadable label
Post by: Alan_b on October 18, 2016, 12:23:13 PM

That's what I thought, Emma, but 'Weather Hill' is a lot closer to "Western Hills or Weston Hill" than any other snowdrop name I can think of.

Title: Re: Unreadable label
Post by: johnw on October 18, 2016, 02:05:31 PM

Likely of no use but you might be interested to know there was a nursery just north of San Francisco called Western Hills.  It was quite renowned for loosening one's wallet.


johnw