Harold has not received the recognition he truly deserves as a conservationist and researcher. As a Director of the UC irvine Arboretum he was in charge of an immense bulb collection from most regions of the world he worked hard in maintaining and preserving. The purpose of such research collection was the conservation of hundreds (thousands?) of species. In particular the South African collection was really huge. Sadly, that fantastic project had to be discontinued due to budget problems but his foresight at that time is still to be properly known by the wide gardening public. That this extraordinary character and scientist is receiving an award for a hybrid narcissus sounds almost a joke. > Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:30:21 +0000 > From: ds429@comcast.net > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [pbs] RHS Award for Harold Koopowitz > > > > Thank you, John. I am pleased that Harold and Kathy have received yet more recognition for their work. They are great bulb people! > > > > Best wishes, > > Dell > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Grimshaw" <j.grimshaw@virgin.net> > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:15:04 PM > Subject: [pbs] RHS Award for Harold Koopowitz > > I thought people might like to know that PBS member Harold Koopowitz was > presented with the Ralph B White Memorial Medal this afternoon at the Royal > Horticultural Society's show in London. The presentation was made by RHS > President, Elizabeth Banks, and was for raising a miniature split-corona > daffodil called 'Itsy Bitsy Splitsy'. Not my cup of tea, but it was great to > see Harold's work with daffodils being recognized. > > Also receiving an award, in her case the Peter Barr Memorial Cup for > meritorious work with daffodils, was Kathryn Andersen from Pennsylvania - > Kathy is also well-known as a lily and Clivia enthusiast, and is quite > indomitable in pursuit of plants. > > There are pics (and much the same text) on my blog. > > John Grimshaw > > Visit John Grimshaw's Garden Diary > http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/ > > Dr. John M. Grimshaw > Sycamore Cottage > Colesbourne > Cheltenham > Gloucestershire > GL53 9NP > > Tel. 01242 870567 > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/