Puzzles

[Diane Clement]

Somewhere in the Midlands, in one of Rick Stein's TV programmes about the best of British produce, I seem to remember they showed that the whole village economy was built on growing rhubarb in cellars by candle light and had been for generations - nowadays being shipped to Europe and all over the place     

It's not Midlands, RR it's in Yorkshire, The Rhubarb Triangle.  Up until quite recently, more than 90% of the world's rhubarb was grown there in quite a small area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_Triangle

[Ragged Robin]

Somewhere in the Midlands, in one of Rick Stein's TV programmes about the best of British produce, I seem to remember they showed that the whole village economy was built on growing rhubarb in cellars by candle light and had been for generations - nowadays being shipped to Europe and all over the place     

It's not Midlands, RR it's in Yorkshire, The Rhubarb Triangle.  Up until quite recently, more than 90% of the world's rhubarb was grown there in quite a small area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_Triangle

That's it, thanks Diane, I'd forgotten the triangle connection - thanks for the website link - I just remember being fascinated by the tenacity and dedication of the growers and thinking: 'this is the UK's hidden treasure' - all sorts of things we never brag about but do really well.... and England has more cheeses (I think) and certainly apple varieties than France - Tally ho! (just enthusiasm no slight meant to French Members)

The really interesting bit is under the external links on the wiki page about the Secrets of the Rhubarb Triangle

[Maggi Young]

.......and, if the newspaper reports of police raids on houses using extraordinary amounts of electricity and gas are to be believed... anything else you might want to grow and smoke needs lots of heat and light.... so cools  dark tunnels are not ideal! 



Now you mention it , Cliff, my late father-in-law was known to light a King Edward after dinner....

[ranunculus]

Magic mushrooms?   

[Maggi Young]

Oh, right, mushrooms  ....I've lead a sheltered life, what can I tell you!    There are manythings that puzzle me!

[ranunculus]

...I've lead a sheltered life, what can I tell you!    

About as sheltered as the Farne Islands ...   

[Lesley Cox]

I remember the Rick Stein programme about rhubarb. Very interesting, as are all his but my Jack Russell is even nicer than his Jack Russell.

I have several Rheum species and occasionally get a little fertile seed.The tiny R. delavayi only gives me about a dozen seeds each year. Next time I have some I'll make a note on the Forum in case anyone would be interested. My original plant came from the AGS's Tony Colmer when I stayed with him in 1981 but more recently, my current plants were from the ACE expedition to China. I think most of the others came from Jim Archibald including R. ribes which hasn't flowered yet but there's a good illustration in the Phillips and Rix "Perennials" book. My R. spiciforme was a much more exciting plant than the one illustrated beside R. ribes and it was from a Chadwell collection.

[Diane Clement]

But I know a genera which is a anagram :

LOBIVIA ( it is a cactus genera) - and it is the anagram from BOLIVIA   

YES, well done Hans, that was one I was thinking of.  As well as Saruma/Asarum, there's at least another anagram in a genus that I can think of - here's a clue

(name and picture credit added after answer was given!)
picture used with permission of the photographer
Gary A. Monroe @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Muilla transmontana

[Anthony Darby]

Somewhere in the Midlands, in one of Rick Stein's TV programmes about the best of British produce, I seem to remember they showed that the whole village economy was built on growing rhubarb in cellars by candle light and had been for generations - nowadays being shipped to Europe and all over the place     

It's not Midlands, RR it's in Yorkshire, The Rhubarb Triangle.  Up until quite recently, more than 90% of the world's rhubarb was grown there in quite a small area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_Triangle

Forced labour?

[Hans J]

some more ( found with google ):
Podranea - a anagram for  Pandorea
Tylecodon ..................... Cotyledon
Hatotia .........................Hariot

[tonyg]

But I know a genera which is a anagram :
LOBIVIA ( it is a cactus genera) - and it is the anagram from BOLIVIA   

As well as Saruma/Asarum, there's at least another anagram in a genus that I can think of - here's a clue (sorry for picture quality)

Oh Diane, you obviously know your onions
Allium - Muilla perchance?

[Diane Clement]

Oh Diane, you obviously know your onions    Allium - Muilla perchance?   

Of course, I do grow a few onions   but I can't get Muilla to flower, hence having to use someone else's picture (with permission and credited)
Mine seems to grow OK and the buds abort - anyone else growing Muilla transmontana with success?  We (well the other half really) do also grow Lobivia.

Thanks to Hans for finding a few more.  We (well the other half really) grow Lobivia.   I always think an anagram must be the last resort of a creatively-challenged botanist or taxonomist.  Surely they could do better! 

However, I don't think we have fully finished with Saruma as to whose favourite plant it was.  I'm sure Henry was flattered to have a plant named after him but it wasn't him I was thinking of.  But my puzzled mind also leads me to wonder if he was the same Henry of Hepatica henryi and Lilium henryi? 

[Hans J]

Diane

The genus Lobivia was named from Britton + Rose
Thats are the greatest part of my cacticollection -I collect it since 30 years ....

[Paddy Tobin]

Lilium henryi is certainly named after Augustine Henry.

Paddy

[Lvandelft]

However, I don't think we have fully finished with Saruma as to whose favourite plant it was.  I'm sure Henry was flattered to have a plant named after him but it wasn't him I was thinking of.  But my puzzled mind also leads me to wonder if he was the same Henry of Hepatica henryi and Lilium henryi? 

Diane, should we all know this person?