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Author Topic: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse  (Read 536217 times)

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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1980 on: February 14, 2014, 09:56:22 AM »
......................I am rather curious to hear the reaction of  our dear friend from Devon to this discussion  :).................

Makes me blush to think about it so I couldn't possibly comment :o :-[ ;D
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1981 on: February 15, 2014, 09:30:25 PM »
Makes me blush to think about it
Really?  :o
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1982 on: February 16, 2014, 10:09:18 PM »

The word "voluptuous" would in Dutch mean something like rubenesque (body) or maybe curvaceous, having the curves of a full or voluptuous figure (woman)   
It was the curvaceous AND abundant meanings I was referring to! Reminding me of a 1950's Hollywood star. :-*
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1983 on: February 16, 2014, 10:11:57 PM »
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    The word "voluptuous" would in Dutch mean something like rubenesque (body) or maybe curvaceous, having the curves of a full or voluptuous figure (woman)   

Yes, I'm with Anne - I have only two words to add  :  Gina Lollobrigida  :)
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1984 on: February 20, 2014, 06:53:51 PM »
A huge Clivia was shown for the first time here:

Clivia x cyrtanthiflora     
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1985 on: February 20, 2014, 06:54:44 PM »
One table was filled with lots of interesting bulbous plants and one Iris of the reticulata
group is probably one I did'nt show before?

Iris Eye-catcher   
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1986 on: February 20, 2014, 06:55:49 PM »
and of course there were lots of narcissus again this week:
           
Narcissus Canary Bird                       
Narcissus Furbelous                           
Narcissus Peeping Tom                         
Narcissus Badbury Rings     
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1987 on: February 20, 2014, 06:57:00 PM »
Narcissus Snowball                           
Narcissus Topolino
Narcissus The Alliance     

Enjoy. 
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1988 on: February 20, 2014, 07:18:46 PM »
Yes, I'm with Anne - I have only two words to add  :  Gina Lollobrigida  :)
A voluptious lettuce?
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1989 on: February 20, 2014, 07:38:29 PM »
A voluptious lettuce?

Gerry, that is today's winning funny!  ;D 8)

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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1990 on: February 20, 2014, 07:44:15 PM »
A huge Clivia was shown for the first time here:

Clivia x cyrtanthiflora     

Huge is the right word - and very beautiful, too.
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1991 on: February 20, 2014, 08:29:11 PM »
I like Narcissus 'Badbury Rings' but can't remember seeing it in the trade down here. It's one of John Blanchard's raising and named after an Iron Age hill fort near to where he lives in East Dorset.

Lovely lot of Iris retics. this week Luit
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1992 on: February 20, 2014, 09:17:29 PM »
Gerry, that is today's winning funny!  ;D 8)

Maggi - it would have been even funnier if I had spelled voluptuous correctly.

For younger forumists -  along with 3 or 4 others,  La Lollo was an example of the maggiorate fisiche who adorned the cinema screens of the 50s & 60s.



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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1993 on: February 21, 2014, 12:32:04 PM »
She was named after a lettuce. ;)
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Re: Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse
« Reply #1994 on: February 21, 2014, 06:07:46 PM »
She was named after a lettuce. ;)

Anne - it cannot be a coincidence that one of her films from the 50s was entitled (in English) The Woman of Romaine
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