Jude, reread that sentence: "as usual" is in the clause identifying the peony, not in the clause giving the time. Jim McKenney On Friday, April 25, 2014 10:07 AM, Jude Haverington <tylus.seklos@gmail.com> wrote: So, you get your first peony flower the same day, every year ? That's pretty remarkable. Good work. On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net>wrote: > The first peony flower of 2014 opened this morning: as usual, it's the > peony received as Paeonia mascula long ago from Dan Hinkley's Heronswood > Nursery. > > Jim McKenney > Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where it's peak season for > Fritillaria. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >