Sam Caldwell's legacy

Peter Franks peter.scaevola@gmail.com
Sun, 01 Feb 2015 01:32:47 PST
Hi Jim

It's great to know that Sam Caldwell's records have been kept for so long.
Even better that their value is now being recognised

As a student of Lycoris, like you, I know there are many issues to be
resolved in the genus. Perhaps a few loose ends may be tied up by carefully
studying these records

Is this work likely to be made available to a wider audience once research
is completed?

Regards

Peter Franks in Sydney, Australia



-----Original Message-----
From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of James Waddick
Sent: Sunday, 1 February 2015 4:34 AM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: [pbs] Sam Caldwell's legacy

Dear PBS ers,

	Many of you may be familiar with the name of Sam Caldwell an amateur
gardener from the Nashville area. His work on Lycoris was published in old
issues of Herbertia and its various alternate titles. He imported Lycoris
bulbs from the Far East and these became the basis for names such as L.
haywardii, sperryii, caldwellii and others. Unfortunately few of these bulbs
were widly distrubted or seen by many outside a small circle. The
identification of these bulbs, the species and the hybrids has been an
abiding puzzle and curiosity. Mr. Caldwell passed away a number of years
ago.

	I recently got a phone call from Mr. Caldwell's nephew. He and his
son, who lives at the late Mr. Caldwell's previous 'farm', are wishing to
make sense of piles of files, breeding records, catalogs, journals and books
left behind.

	This may be the best oppportunity to decipher what is behind these
names including a determination of their validity and occurrences.  I have
contacted a very small numnber of associates that the nephew suggested to
determine a way to handle this information.

	The nephew is not interested in commercial sales of bulbs at this
time. Please do not inquire about how to purchase any materials. 

	I am very glad to see this as an opportunity to clarify Mr.
Caldwell's legacy and wish to share the news with PBS.
Best		Jim W. 




James Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd
Kansas City, MO 64152-2711
USA
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