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mark smyth

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Photos of Irish Snowdrops needed
« on: December 12, 2008, 01:57:09 PM »
Can anyone help with photos of the following Irish cultivars for a lecture I'm giving? They need to be excellent close digital shots.

O'Mahoney
Cool Ballintaggart
Greenfields
Mary Hely-Hutchinson
Rowallane
Ruby Baker
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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2008, 08:12:22 PM »
Does anyone by any chance have a Celtic or Stonehenge font?
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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2008, 08:15:11 PM »
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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2008, 08:39:48 PM »
David Nicholson, you never cease to amaze me!  I'm glad to posted that link, I was just off to phone the minister of the local church.... :-X
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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2008, 08:42:46 PM »
I have been to all the download sites but none seem to work. Thanks anyway David. I need someone who has it as a font on their pc
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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2008, 11:21:05 PM »
Are these on your 'Iwish list' Mark?
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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2008, 05:29:29 AM »
I've got a not very good picture of G. 'Ruby Baker'. 

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Let me know if you want the original.

John

p.s.  It is a shame it does not have green tips as I know that Ruby has a real liking for green tipped forms.
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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2008, 09:39:58 AM »
Thanks John. I'll take the original please so I can crop it. Do you have any other angles?
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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2008, 10:57:24 AM »
Hi Mark

I have emailed the original picture to you.  I have also sent one taken from a slightly different angle (but that photo is a bit blurred - not sure if you can do anything with it).

David Quinton and AlanB were with me when I took the photographs so they may have a better one?

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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2008, 12:16:08 PM »
David Nicholson, you never cease to amaze me!  I'm glad to posted that link, I was just off to phone the minister of the local church.... :-X

On first read I thought Mark was having a christening fetish ;D
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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2008, 03:10:06 PM »
Mark,

I do have a slightly out of focus photograph of G. Ruby Baker (see below). If you would like a full size copy then PM me with your e-mail address and I'll send it to you.

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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2008, 08:37:59 PM »
John, first time a saw a pic of RUBY BAKER. It must be rare?
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« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2008, 09:59:10 PM »
Nice snowdrop. Not one I've seen.
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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2008, 01:25:06 AM »
John, first time a saw a pic of RUBY BAKER. It must be rare?

Hi Hagen

I have been told that less than half a dozen people own 'G. Ruby Baker' - we saw it when it was exhibited by Ronald Mackenzie at the RHS meeting in February 2008.

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Re: Photos of Snowdrops needed
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2008, 11:23:04 AM »
Does anyone know where one might be sourced?

Willing to purchase/trade or whatever.

As it is a snowdrop of Irish origin I am particularly interested.

Paddy
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