Siberian Snow Flower

Please, can someone ID this flower.

I came across this description in a book that was published in 1891.

"One of the papers tells of a newly discovered flower. It is called the snow
flower. It has been found in the northern part of Siberia. The plant shoots
up out of the ice and frozen soil. It has three leaves, each about three
inches in diameter. They gown on the side of the stem toward the north. Each
of the leaves appears to be covered with little crystals of snow. The
flower, when it opens, is star shaped, its petals being of the same length
as the leaves, and about half an inch in width. On the third day the
extremities of the anthers show minute glistening specks, like diamonds,
which are the seeds of this wonderful flower."

The normal Google searches have failed, so has browsing botanical web pages.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Len Jones

Now you know just how worthless common names are.

That description is very vague.

Without a picture there is no way anyone can put an ID on an actual plant.

What is your 1891 book?


"Len Jones" wrote in message
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Siberian Snow Flower

Please, can someone ID this flower.

I came across this description in a book that was published in 1891.

"One of the papers tells of a newly discovered flower. It is called the
snow flower. It has been found in the northern part of Siberia. The plant
shoots up out of the ice and frozen soil. It has three leaves, each about
three inches in diameter. They gown on the side of the stem toward the
north. Each of the leaves appears to be covered with little crystals of
snow. The flower, when it opens, is star shaped, its petals being of the
same length as the leaves, and about half an inch in width. On the third
day the extremities of the anthers show minute glistening specks, like
diamonds, which are the seeds of this wonderful flower."

The normal Google searches have failed, so has browsing botanical web
pages. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Len Jones

The book is _Making the Most of Life_ by J.R. Miller. The description occurs
in the first text paragraph of Chapter 22: God's Winter Plants.

http://making-the-most-of-life.jr-mi...er-plants.html

I was hoping to put a picture of the Siberian Snow Flower on line.

Is there a specialist site that deals with northern plants?

Len Jones


"Cereus-validus....." wrote in message
...
Now you know just how worthless common names are.

That description is very vague.

Without a picture there is no way anyone can put an ID on an actual plant.

What is your 1891 book?


"Len Jones" wrote in message
...
Siberian Snow Flower

Please, can someone ID this flower.

I came across this description in a book that was published in 1891.

"One of the papers tells of a newly discovered flower. It is called the
snow flower. It has been found in the northern part of Siberia. The plant
shoots up out of the ice and frozen soil. It has three leaves, each about
three inches in diameter. They gown on the side of the stem toward the
north. Each of the leaves appears to be covered with little crystals of
snow. The flower, when it opens, is star shaped, its petals being of the
same length as the leaves, and about half an inch in width. On the third
day the extremities of the anthers show minute glistening specks, like
diamonds, which are the seeds of this wonderful flower."

The normal Google searches have failed, so has browsing botanical web
pages. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Len Jones

You are taking metaphors too seriously.

There probably is no such plant except in the writer's over developed
imagination for inventing stories to support his Christian propaganda.

If you have a picture post it in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens


"Len Jones" wrote in message
...
The book is _Making the Most of Life_ by J.R. Miller. The description
occurs
in the first text paragraph of Chapter 22: God's Winter Plants.

http://making-the-most-of-life.jr-mi...er-plants.html

I was hoping to put a picture of the Siberian Snow Flower on line.

Is there a specialist site that deals with northern plants?

Len Jones


"Cereus-validus....." wrote in message
...
Now you know just how worthless common names are.

That description is very vague.

Without a picture there is no way anyone can put an ID on an actual
plant.

What is your 1891 book?


"Len Jones" wrote in message
...
Siberian Snow Flower

Please, can someone ID this flower.

I came across this description in a book that was published in 1891.

"One of the papers tells of a newly discovered flower. It is called the
snow flower. It has been found in the northern part of Siberia. The
plant shoots up out of the ice and frozen soil. It has three leaves,
each about three inches in diameter. They gown on the side of the stem
toward the north. Each of the leaves appears to be covered with little
crystals of snow. The flower, when it opens, is star shaped, its petals
being of the same length as the leaves, and about half an inch in width.
On the third day the extremities of the anthers show minute glistening
specks, like diamonds, which are the seeds of this wonderful flower."

The normal Google searches have failed, so has browsing botanical web
pages. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Len Jones

Thank you for your help. You have been most gracious.

Len Jones



"Cereus-validus....." wrote in message
m...
You are taking metaphors too seriously.

There probably is no such plant except in the writer's over developed
imagination for inventing stories to support his Christian propaganda.

If you have a picture post it in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens


"Len Jones" wrote in message
...
The book is _Making the Most of Life_ by J.R. Miller. The description
occurs
in the first text paragraph of Chapter 22: God's Winter Plants.

http://making-the-most-of-life.jr-mi...er-plants.html

I was hoping to put a picture of the Siberian Snow Flower on line.

Is there a specialist site that deals with northern plants?

Len Jones


"Cereus-validus....." wrote in message
...
Now you know just how worthless common names are.

That description is very vague.

Without a picture there is no way anyone can put an ID on an actual
plant.

What is your 1891 book?


"Len Jones" wrote in message
...
Siberian Snow Flower

Please, can someone ID this flower.

I came across this description in a book that was published in 1891.

"One of the papers tells of a newly discovered flower. It is called the
snow flower. It has been found in the northern part of Siberia. The
plant shoots up out of the ice and frozen soil. It has three leaves,
each about three inches in diameter. They gown on the side of the stem
toward the north. Each of the leaves appears to be covered with little
crystals of snow. The flower, when it opens, is star shaped, its petals
being of the same length as the leaves, and about half an inch in
width. On the third day the extremities of the anthers show minute
glistening specks, like diamonds, which are the seeds of this wonderful
flower."

The normal Google searches have failed, so has browsing botanical web
pages. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Len Jones

In article , Len Jones wrote:
The book is _Making the Most of Life_ by J.R. Miller. The description occurs
in the first text paragraph of Chapter 22: God's Winter Plants.

http://making-the-most-of-life.jr-mi...er-plants.html

I was hoping to put a picture of the Siberian Snow Flower on line.

The description shows a lack of basic knowledge about botany, e.g. seeds
don't form on anthers, the male or pollen-producing portion of a flower,
so it's unlikely that you'll be able to identify the plant the author
was trying to describe.

It sounds *very* vaguely like some species of Trillium, which is a spring
ephemeral, and produces normal sorts of seeds below the flower a few
months after bloom. They are early, but the soil is throughly thawed by
the time they come up -- they aren't as early as some other spring bulbs
that bloom through snow, like Eranthis and some Crocus spp. I don't know
if there are Trillium spp in Siberia, but a number of NW Canadian genera
are found in Kamchatka and adjacent areas.

Is there a specialist site that deals with northern plants?

You can look for tundra or alpine vegetation. If you find a good site,
let us know.