Mike, May I help you to communicate with Mr. Tanaka. I used to be a translator of RHS newsletter for the RHS Japan office in Tokyo. Makiko On Dec 2, 2013, at 10:22 AM, Michael Mace wrote: > Nick wrote: > >>> Amazing Gladioli, Are they available to get hold of and import them into > the UK? > > I agree that those Gladiolus hybrids are amazing. Their breeder, Hiroyuki > Tanaka, has a very good eye. > > I corresponded briefly with Tanaka-san a couple of years ago. He gave us > permission to reproduce his photos on the PBS wiki. Since I don't speak > Japanese, I wrote to him in English and he replied in the same. My guess is > that his English skills are limited, but they're a lot better than my > Japanese! > > Nick, I'll send you his e-mail address privately. Please let us know if > those hybrids are available; I'd like to get some myself. > > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/