Correction Re: Trading weeds
Rodger Whitlock (Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:55:41 PST)

On 7 Feb 2013, at 11:06, Jane McGary wrote:

In an earlier posting I said I received Nothoscordum inodorum as Tecophilea
cyanocrocus, but Jane's posting makes me think it came to me, too, as a
leucojum, specifically L. trichophyllum (now Acis t.). This makes more sense as
the inflorescences of A. trichophyllum and Nothoscordum inodorum might be
mistaken by some carelessly ignorant grower: "ittle white bells hanging from a
stalk"

The thing that truly grated was that the donor, on investigation, turned out to
be the then-president of the ARGS. This could be a mistake that goes back a
very long way, and exemplifies the absolute need to always verify the identity
of plants grown from seed, *especially* if you intend to donate their seed to
an exchange.

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