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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Matt T on March 30, 2017, 11:46:52 AM

Title: Corsican Spring
Post by: Matt T on March 30, 2017, 11:46:52 AM

I'm excited to announce that my next botanical expedition will be a trip to Corsica to follow in the footsteps of the late James Cartledge Archibald.

I never met Jim, but he has left a huge legacy through the many plants collections he and his wife Jenny distributed - plants with collection numbers JCA and JJA. You can learn more in the on the Scottish Rock Garden Club website and pages on this Forum (https://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?board=37.0).

In 1962, Jim took a trip to Corsica and subsequently published an article 'Corsican Spring' detailing some of the plants he found there. In March/April 2018 I will try to relocate and visit the sites he was at to see if I can find the same plants and what effect the intervening 56 years have seen. I will feedback the results through articles and lectures.

I am grateful to the Scottish Rock Garden Club for a generous grant from their Exploration Awards programme in support of this trip.

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Title: Re: Corsican Spring
Post by: Maggi Young on March 30, 2017, 11:57:36 AM

Sorry, the link to the Archibald Archive in Matt's post seems not to be working right now - see srgc.net the https site! 
Find all of the Archibald Archive via
https://www.srgc.net/add-archibald-intro.asp

Title: Re: Corsican Spring
Post by: Matt T on March 30, 2017, 12:00:29 PM

Thanks Maggi  :-*
I've now fixed the link in the original post.

Title: Re: Corsican Spring
Post by: Maggi Young on March 30, 2017, 12:09:05 PM

Thanks, Matt!

Congratulations on this Exploration Award - I think it is terrific to see this coming together of several SRGC features to make a new project.

Title: Re: Corsican Spring
Post by: Yann on March 30, 2017, 03:07:43 PM

great idea  ;) Corse host many rare plants. If you need help i can share some spots i've explored.