Galanthus in December 2016

[Maggi Young]

On the subject of  "Scottish" 'drops - I believe that the galanthus list from Ian "the Christie Kind", will be ready soon - email him to ask for a list....... ianchristie@btconnect.com

[Tim Harberd]

Hi Maggi,
      Thanks for the prompt about Ian's list.... I had it in my diary to do that mid January!

      Regarding the scottishness of PHD... he was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.. So I guess that his collections were first grown in Scotland and distributed from there.

Tim DH

[Tim Harberd]

Hi Maggi,
   Our messing about with PHD shows what a wonderful research resource this website is.... But it could be better! When I searched for PHD the only image I could find from the leads was that one which Rick referenced.. I know there are others.. because I've posted some! Some of those include extra cultural information.. Obviously I'm not interested in re-reading my own notes! But they would have been hidden from any one else searching for this cultivar.... (The search results for PHD have changed now.. perhaps because PHD has been typed a few more times! But there are still hidden references.)
   As an example... last week I decided to do a search on Chatton. The search only brings up three references.. I'm sure I've seen a clump photo of this cultivar.. I thought it was on this website. Now, because of the PHD experience noted above, I'm wondering if the search facility is failing to find all of the Chatton references too?

Tim DH

[Maggi Young]

Thanks for the Davis info!
 Out of 56 results for PHD search - looks like 3 are for the snowdrop - including this conversation here.  Not helped by first result being a typo - which I'll go fix.

Will try a Chatton search too -  the search button for logged in members, the one  fourth left from the list near the top of each page, is by far a better facility  than the  search button at top-right of pages.

No sign of a group Chatton pix in the forum I don't think -  if it was somewhere else it's somewhere that hasn't been picked up by any search engine.

It may, of course, be that a pic of that  description HAS been posted in the forum - but if the poster has not mentioned the name in the text of the post then the search facility will not pick it up. That is why I often remind folks to add the names of pix to the text.
I add them myself when  I notice and if I have time to do so - but sadly,  I am no longer able to work a 24/7 service for members!

It would be great if members  thought about the wider implications of providing searchable  information to their posts for the benefit of others seeking to learn.
 

[Tim Harberd]

Hi Maggi,
   Thank you for pointing me to the left hand Search… I’ve always used the right hand one before.
   One of the problems with us discussing searching for P#D is that everytime we mention it that potentially changes the search!

   Anyway… I’ve just done a search which brings up 12 hits… 1,2,4,5 & 8 refer to the plant.
(The others refer to various doctoral theses.)

1 is from Josh Nelson
2 is from you
4 is from me
5 is from snowdrop collector
8 is from Leena




   I’ve just done a visual trawl through all my old SRGC posts (all 198 of them!) and discovered that ten have P#D in them…. So the search engine is only picking up one hit in ten!!

   By extrapolation: Does that mean there are another 27 Cha##on references which the Search engine is missing?

Tim DH

[Maggi Young]

I have no idea!  I doubt it  if they are  fully mentioned in the text.
The search tip is mentioned in the assorted "help" threads which have been posted over time in the forum - pity I cannot insist that everyone reads them! 

The search facility finds different result depending how the search is worded, of course -  made as awhole phrase,  in inverted commas, the list goes on - I don't suppose anyone would read about those possibilities either - she said, getting less full  of the seasonal spirit  by the minute! 

 So, Tim - tell your friends about it! 
 

[Tony Willis]

Galanthus elwesii var monostictus a gift from Ian Mc.

Galanthus rizehensis from Sochi a tiny thing only 6cm tall from Olga

[Brian Ellis]

Whilst the Galanthus elwesii var monostictus is nice the Galanthus rizehensis from Sochi is absolutely lovely, what a perfect little snowdrop, thanks for sharing it with us Tony.

[Maggi Young]

The species are so lovely. 
Isn't the accepted spelling for the little Sochi cutie G. rizehensis Stern ?

[Brian Ellis]

The species are so lovely. 
Isn't the accepted spelling for the little Sochi cutie G. rizehensis Stern ?

Wow, Maggi I am impressed   Yes of course as it is named for the area round Rize in Turkey.  Well done

[Maggi Young]

 ....and you thought I wasn't paying attention!   There must be at least three of these white things I can ID now - just not all the same ones on the same day!

[Tony Willis]

The species are so lovely. 
Isn't the accepted spelling for the little Sochi cutie G. rizehensis Stern ?

what sharp eyes you have ,it is now corrected

[Maggi Young]

Thanks Tony - I think remembering about the destruction to its homesite around Sochi for the Olympic Games  must have stuck it in my mind. Sweet wee thing.

[Brian Ellis]

Much to my surprise I found 'Miss Wilmott' lurking in the garden - looks like she will soon be in flower and make a good display as it is so floriferous.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Galanthus plicatus 'Three Ships' has sailed in on cue!