On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 11:34:16 GMT, Pam Moore
wrote:

~On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:14:06 GMT, "McCready"
wrote:
~
~Snowdrops are showing white buds
~
~Those of you who have snowdrops out, what variety are they?
~Mine are not showing as far as I can tell, but a 3-minute walk away
~there is a front garden with snowdrops in full bloom. They appear to
~have wider leaves than mine do. I guess they are an earlier variety.
~Nice item on snowdrops in the latest GW magazine.

The Galanthus Elwesii I mentioned are very wide leaved, with an X or
pair of blotches on the inner part. Leaves aren't pleated, though the
tips initially grow inside each other like hyacinths do.

Here's a nice example photo:
http://www.rmrp.com/Photo%20Pages/GG...i%20100DPI.htm

If anyone is really interested, I can dig out the URLs of loads of
specialist sites...


--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!