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David Nicholson

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Re: Snowdrop names
« Reply #30 on: January 19, 2017, 08:19:44 PM »
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Re: Snowdrop names
« Reply #31 on: January 19, 2017, 10:36:47 PM »
Thanks, David. I like Asteria, goddess of the stars. Not so sure about Dike, the goddess of moral justice.
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Re: Snowdrop names
« Reply #32 on: January 19, 2017, 11:03:10 PM »
The third is Ex Trimmer, open pollinated. I like the echo on this one! Hope it's stable.

If it is stable, perhaps 'Echo' would be a good name for this one shown elsewhere on this Forum?

She was a consort of Zeus and fell in love with Narcissus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_(mythology)
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Re: Snowdrop names
« Reply #33 on: January 21, 2017, 05:19:11 PM »
A girl after my own heart then! I'd already pegged Echo for this one, if possible.
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Re: Snowdrop names
« Reply #34 on: January 21, 2017, 05:24:31 PM »
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Re: Snowdrop names
« Reply #35 on: January 21, 2017, 05:25:38 PM »
Thanks, Brian. I'll cross that one off the list.
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Re: Snowdrop names
« Reply #36 on: January 21, 2017, 05:29:13 PM »
I'll put in an order now for one dozen 'Snowy McSnowFace' - worth any money to see the faces of the 'drop snobs!
It might be worth bypassing my gods theme to go with it!
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Re: Snowdrop names
« Reply #37 on: January 21, 2017, 06:23:11 PM »
I'm sure very soon we will have a snowdrop with the 'face' clearly visible on the outer petals rather than tucked-away on the inners.  'Snowy McSnowFace' ought to be reserved for that one.
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Re: Snowdrop names
« Reply #38 on: January 21, 2017, 06:58:54 PM »
I'm sure very soon we will have a snowdrop with the 'face' clearly visible on the outer petals rather than tucked-away on the inners.  'Snowy McSnowFace' ought to be reserved for that one.

I beg to differ, Alan - I would hope 'Snowy McSnowface ' would be a poculiform  with pristine white  petals!
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Re: Snowdrop names
« Reply #39 on: January 21, 2017, 07:57:06 PM »
Plenty of those already, Maggi.  But perhaps one from a different species? I don't think there's a poculiform woronowii. 
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