Hello-- going on line. and putting in__ tears of Mary frittilaria--yields the information that the plant is called this in Farsi. Nothing about the nectar in particular. But a number of other plants are so designated-- or with other Christian references . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chaker, Anne-Marie" <Anne-Marie.Chaker@wsj.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:53 PM Subject: [pbs] fritillaria experts to the rescue > Hi, all. I am wondering if any of you can talk to me about these > wondrous cups of liquid inside the bell-shaped flowers of fritillaria. Are > these unique to the imperialis varieties? A woman I'm profiling referred > to them as "tears of mary." Have any of you ever heard this expression? > What is the liquid--is it nectar? > Any information totally appreciated. > Thanks--- > Anne Marie//WSJ. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/