pbs Digest, Vol 57, Issue 4

auchgourishgardens@falsyde.sol.co.uk auchgourishgardens@falsyde.sol.co.uk
Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:55:42 PDT
Jane I forgot to mention I am a member of the Scottish Roxck Garden Club and 
have accessed the archive on this but a huge thanks for the headsup. I am 
sure others might also find it worth looking at.

Iain
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>   1. Lilies and their allies (auchgourishgardens@falsyde.sol.co.uk)
>   2. Re: Does anyone have any fresh S. formosissima pollen to
>      share? (Doug Westfall)
>   3. Re: Does anyone have any fresh S. formosissima pollen to
>      share? (Doug Westfall)
>   4. Re: Lilies and their allies (Jane McGary)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 19:11:46 +0100
> From: <auchgourishgardens@falsyde.sol.co.uk>
> Subject: [pbs] Lilies and their allies
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> As a simple Scot I am not too familiar with the system used here so please 
> be gentle with any comments, I have led a sheltered life! My wife might 
> not agree but she is English and what do they know about us crazy Celts.
>
> Here goes, my name is Iain Brodie of Falsyde, known to everyone as just 
> plain Iain. I run Auchgourish Botanic Gardens & Arboretum in the central 
> Scottish Highlands where we are glad not to have to deal with Lily beetle 
> and other pests.  I am in the process of writing a Monograph "The Lilies 
> and their allies, Cardiocrinum, Lloydia, Nomocharis and Notholirion" This 
> book is intended to deal with all the botanical species and their hybrids 
> within the above Generas and covers botanical descriptions, colour 
> illustrations, cultivation techniques, pests and diseases, commerical lily 
> production for cut flower trade, potted lily trade and so forth.
>
> With the qualification that as an English langauge speaker I have VERY 
> limited knowledge of other spoken languages, although comfortable with 
> Latin names and scientific terms,  I would to interested to hear from 
> anyone, anywhere in the world, whether dedicated amateurs, crazy 
> gardeners, professional growers and also commerical companies. Essentially 
> I would be very grateful to learn of your experiences and problems with 
> climate, soils, pests and diseases, availability of access to plants 
> whether as species or whatever, by way of seed, bulbs and lack of 
> information on various topics.
>
> I will endeavour to answer any questions although a little worried about 
> being swamped, but I am trying to learn, amongst other things, what are 
> the concerns and issues in various Regions of the world where we Lily 
> lovers now reside. By knowing more about the things which interest I would 
> hope to fine tune the text of the book to meet these aspects. If anyone 
> thinks of some thing which should be incorporated in the text under 
> various chapters now would be a good time to flag them up as needing 
> addressed, thanks to the power of the internet.
>
> At my gardens there are now some 80+ botanical species as well as 
> additional material being sent either as seed or bulbs by folk who have so 
> far proved very supportive. There is one new 'species nova' from Tibet 
> here and I have just learned last week of another 'species nova' currently 
> being described which originates from Vietnam. No doubt there are other 
> Lilies to be discovered as too species in the other Generas. If you know 
> of any such and can spare the time to let me know about any such that 
> would be hugely appreciated. The Lily from Tibet is utterly beautiful and 
> the lily hybridisers will probably kill me to get at it if for no other 
> reason than for it's scent which is truly amazing.
>
> Many thanks for taking the time to read the above and I do apologise for 
> its length.
>
> Iain
> auchgourishgardens@falsyde.sol.co.uk
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:11:43 -0700
> From: Doug Westfall <eagle85@flash.net>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Does anyone have any fresh S. formosissima pollen
> to share?
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> On Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at 11:11  AM, rdjenkins wrote:
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>> Robert.
>
> I have some fresh Sprekelia formosissima pollen.  Give me some
> instructions as to how to get it to you.
>
> Doug
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 16:45:23 -0700
> From: Doug Westfall <eagle85@flash.net>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Does anyone have any fresh S. formosissima pollen
> to share?
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
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> On Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at 11:11  AM, rdjenkins wrote:
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> Robert,
>
> I just went out and "clipped" pollen from three flowers. It will be in
> the mail tomarrow.
>
> Doug
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:32:46 -0700
> From: Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Lilies and their allies
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> In response to Iain Brodie's inquiry, the book "Lilies: A guide for 
> growers
> and collectors" by Edward Austin McRae (another Scot, but living in the
> United States for many years) contains a wealth of information on the 
> genus
> Lilium proper. It was publishsed by Timber Press in 1998 and should still
> be available from booksellers. I was privileged to assist Eddie McRae in
> preparing it for publication and was overwhelmed by the depth of his
> knowledge of lilies and the lily-growing world.
>
> The book doesn't touch much on lily allies, except Cardiocrinum. The back
> issues of the Scottish Rock Garden Club's magazine are a rich source of
> information on Nomocharis, in particular.
>
> Jane McGary
> Northwestern Oregon, USA
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