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Title: Narcissus minor "Douglas Bank"
Post by: shelagh on January 08, 2011, 01:47:36 PM: A few years ago I purchased bulbils of this sweet little Narcissus at a Discussion Weekend. Since I use a picture of it in one of my talks I thought I ought to find out more about it. Google has only one entry where the name is connected to N. (its a Forum reference ofcourse) and that simply mentions that it has a Scottish connection. I thought it might come from a garden of that name but so far all I can come up with is a cemetry in Fife or the RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland in Castle Douglas ???. Can anyone help?
Title: Re: Narcissus minor "Douglas Bank"
Post by: mark smyth on January 08, 2011, 02:25:53 PM: http://daffseek.com/query/query-detail.php?value1=Douglasbank&lastpage=1& (http://daffseek.com/query/query-detail.php?value1=Douglasbank&lastpage=1&)
Title: Re: Narcissus minor "Douglas Bank"
Post by: Maggi Young on January 08, 2011, 02:30:43 PM: Shelagh, Douglasbank was the name of the home of Willie Buchanan , a well known SRGC Member and gardener.One of the Discussion Weekend Lectures is named to honour him... the Buchanan Lecture. I think there's an article about him and/or the narcissus in a Rock Garden Journal.... I'll check that out for you.
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Title: Re: Narcissus minor "Douglas Bank"
Post by: Diane Clement on January 08, 2011, 02:40:08 PM: Quote from: shelagh on January 08, 2011, 01:47:36 PM
A few years ago I purchased bulbils of this sweet little Narcissus at a Discussion Weekend. Since I use a picture of it in one of my talks I thought I ought to find out more about it. Google has only one entry where the name is connected to N. (its a Forum reference ofcourse) and that simply mentions that it has a Scottish connection. I thought it might come from a garden of that name but so far all I can come up with is a cemetry in Fife or the RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland in Castle Douglas ???. Can anyone help?

Shelagh, try googling with the name Douglasbank (as one word). You will get more hits, including one from the old forum with a message from Sandy and the reference to Buchanan.
http://www.srgc.org.uk/discus/messages/8/128.html (http://www.srgc.org.uk/discus/messages/8/128.html)
Title: Re: Narcissus minor "Douglas Bank"
Post by: Maggi Young on January 08, 2011, 02:47:23 PM: Diane is quite correct, the name is Douglasbank. There is a wee piece about William Buchanan, in the SRGC " Rock Gardening in the 20th Century" book.
This is from the SRGC book "Scottish Gardening in the 20th Century" .....[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: Narcissus minor "Douglas Bank"
Post by: Lvandelft on January 08, 2011, 06:51:38 PM: Shelagh, just a short search of Douglasbank on the Forum gives 5 hits within a few seconds ;)