[pbs] Finally, perhaps, on arums
Agoston Janos
agoston.janos at citromail.hu
Wed Apr 11 06:42:25 EDT 2007
Oh, boy.
They have got some (nearly all) nice specimen. Fortunately they are in the US, and they ship with pot... :(
It is just not fair!
----- Original Message -----
From: John Grimshaw
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Finally, perhaps, on arums
Graham Rice's perhaps in the header was, perhaps, wise...
I have been interested to find that a clone of arum italicum is under
circulation as Grimshaw's Form, and to clarify its story have corresponded
with Ellen Hornig of Seneca Hills Perennials who has been selling it
http://www.senecahillperennials.com/index.php?page=arum. It seems that I
sent it to her as 'dwarf form', which it isn't for her, although I think the
original clump is relatively short in stature. Anyway, it has done well with
her, increased in stature and she rates it better than 'White Winter'.
The appellation Grimshaw's Form was never intended to be a cultivar name,
and would be illegitimate in that format, as the word form may not appear in
a cultivar name. Such temporary names are always dangerous, as they have a
habit of sticking, and when some nomenclatural pedant comes along and says
it is an illegit name everybody is displeased. My view is that if a plant is
worth selling it is worth naming - both aspects needing long hard thought. I
have therefore agreed with Ellen that it should be named 'Belldene', the
name of my parents' house where the original grows, so please adjust labels
accordingly.
John Grimshaw
Dr John M. Grimshaw
Sycamore Cottage
Colesbourne
Nr Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL53 9NP
Tel. 01242 870567
COLESBOURNE PARK OPEN DAYS 2007
Easter Monday 9 April, Arboretum Weekend 15-16 September
Gates open 1pm, last entry 4 pm
website: www.colesbournegardens.org.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Rice" <garden at tiscali.co.uk>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 8:14 PM
Subject: [pbs] Finally, perhaps, on arums
> I've just been out to look at the foliage of the various forms of A.
> italicum to see how they've stood up to the rigours of the winter and
> "spring" - so far, the one in the best condition is: Grimshaw's form!
>
> Graham Rice
> Milford, PA
>
> --
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