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mark smyth

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #435 on: February 22, 2014, 07:00:52 PM »
The Avon web site photo for Excelsis is mine.

Here are my Excelsis ... but the best make mistakes. My Epiphany from them is wrong
« Last Edit: February 23, 2014, 04:31:15 PM by mark smyth »
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

All photos taken with a Canon 900T and 230

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #436 on: February 22, 2014, 08:38:09 PM »
The blurred green zone of 'Excelsis' seems to vary a lot, maybe depending on growing conditions.
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #437 on: February 22, 2014, 08:54:18 PM »
'Cowhouse Green', found by Mark Brown, is always dependable here:
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #438 on: February 23, 2014, 11:56:13 AM »
Nice pic Em.   :)

A shame we couldn't spot Anthony to join us for the forum members group photo.
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #439 on: February 23, 2014, 04:20:32 PM »
Hoorah.  I had a couple of hours in the garden in daylight today (and in the dry).  A bit on the windy side for snowdrop pics but have managed to take a few random photos.

I need to find the time to resize the photographs on the train travelling to London this week before | can post them on here - but I did one quickly now as the flowers made me smile so much today.   8) ;D 8)

1 - Hugh Mackenzie
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #440 on: February 23, 2014, 04:32:10 PM »
Wow John that's a fabulous snowdrop
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #441 on: February 23, 2014, 06:24:08 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on February 21, 2014, 09:07:17 PM
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For the benefit of those not in the Snowdrop "inner circle", could we have a caption with names? Just in case we bump into these people anywhere!
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #442 on: February 23, 2014, 06:31:20 PM »
Just for you John
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #443 on: February 23, 2014, 06:32:38 PM »
Hugh McKenzie very nice John....how was Germany??
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #444 on: February 23, 2014, 07:27:35 PM »
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #445 on: February 23, 2014, 07:40:08 PM »
Quote from: Martin Baxendale on February 22, 2014, 11:39:24 AM
Not 'James Backhouse' I'm afraid, which has a heart-shaped mark like 'Atkinsii' and a different flower shape (again like 'Atkinsii').
This is going over now, but could this be G. 'James Backhouse'?
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #446 on: February 23, 2014, 09:01:36 PM »
Possibly John. James Backhouse usually has an untidy flower
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #447 on: February 24, 2014, 01:41:47 PM »
The train was delayed by 30 mins this morning so I was sat there for 120 minutes - lots of time to resize the photographs from the weekend.  Some of them I am not that happy with the exposure - but as I have had far too few opportunities to do pics this snowdrop season I am going to post them anyway.

I was quite gutted while spending time in the garden over the weekend to see how many flowers I have missed this year - and things are now going over very quickly.  Luckily there are still a few nice things yet to bloom. 

So here is the start of half a dozen pic intensive posts.

1 - 'Amy Doncaster'.  I know I did a pic two weeks ago - but I think she deserved another photo as she is so lovely.
2 - 'Fanny'.  For Arthur.   :)
3 - 'Kildare'.
4 - 'SA0901'.  A snowdrop that will always has special memories of David Quinton.  Anyone who has a copy of David's book will know how it was found.   If anyone knew David and would like one please let me know as there are a few spare and it is time to spread it about.
5 - 'The Bride'.  One of the few Elwesii pocs I know of and grow.
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #448 on: February 24, 2014, 01:49:20 PM »
John

As usual the clumps are looking magnificent.

I thought Amy Doncaster was a nice plant, but as a clump it is outstanding.

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #449 on: February 24, 2014, 01:52:40 PM »
Following on from the Elwesii poc 'The Bride' - here are some pics of Nivalis Pocs.  I am starting to wonder if too many of these have been named as I am not sure I can now tell them all apart anymore!  lol

1 - 'Poculiformis'.  This one I got from Phil Cornish in the 90's and was just described as nivalis poculiformis.
2 - 'Mark Solomon'.  A gift from Barry Carson Turner. 
3 - 'Lydiard Diana'
4 - 'Henrys White Lady'.  Another very kind gift - this time form "Judys Snowdrops".
5 - 'Gloria'

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