Cyclamen in the midwest
Rodger Whitlock (Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:09:23 PDT)

On 30 Jul 2012, at 8:05, aaron floden wrote:

A geographic note: the specific epithet "adzharicum" refers to the autonomous
republic of Georgia usually spelled these days "Adjaria" or "Ajara".

http://maps.google.com/maps/…
8,2.466431&t=p&hnear=Ajara,+Georgia&z=10

Similarly, the epithet "abschasicum" refers to Abkhazia, the breakaway
autonomous republic now de facto under the sway of Russia.

Those interested in eating the cuisine of the regions from which our plants
come are pointed to "Adjarian khachapuri", a sort of cheese-filled turnover.
Khachapuri with many variations is widely made throughout Georgia and also
found in eastern Europe. There is an amusing short YouTube video "Eating
Adjarian Khachapuri" which will entertain some:

http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=QYC0OoYGLIs

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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate