That is interesting, Roland. Bulborum Botanicum wrote: > Very long ago About 25 years ago (I can have a look for a more exact date) > > it was the family Visser (four brothers) in St pancras who named a lot > of Colchicum > Kees Visser was the one who did the selection > One day I came there and I had to see one of the new finds > he asked my opinion for a few new selections > and then he showed me on his secret place at the Nursery this one > he asked me "Do you like it" > I said 'Let me think of it ' , I am not sure if I like it > for me it's more a Harlequin > so when he sold it he called it Harlequin > > Here is a good picture from C. Harlequin > http://alpines.pl/pub/tabaza/… > > There is an other story for C. Zephyr > Arie did the administration and phoned John Amand From Jaques Amand bulbs > Arie , who spoke just a little English , Offered John a new clone called C 4 > John ordered on paper Colchicum Zephyr > and Arie phoned him and said > we don't grow a Colchicum Zephyr > you have seen it probably on a other nursery > No said John you spoke on the phone with me about this one > then the bell ringed by Arie and named the C 4 , Zephyr > > three brothers died but the youngest visited our stand last October in Beervelde > > Roland > > > 2012/12/21 Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net>: >> Roland, when did you name 'Harlequin'? >> >> I'm asking because long ago on more than one occasion I had new plants of what was being sold as 'Bornmuelleri' which produced flowers like those of photos I've seen of 'Harlequin'. >> >> Jim McKenney >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > -- Ina Crossley Auckland New Zealand Zone 10
