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Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub,
related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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Sacha wrote: Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub, related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) I didn't know that, so looked it up and got very interested, but I doubt that it would survive here :-( Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 2013-11-20 15:45:10 +0000, Nick Maclaren said:
In article , Sacha wrote: Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub, related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) I didn't know that, so looked it up and got very interested, but I doubt that it would survive here :-( Regards, Nick Maclaren. It's been through some tough times here but we did lose one in that very cold winter 3 years ago. Do they grow it at the Botanic Gardens? (used to be Myrtus ugni) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 20/11/2013 15:45, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Sacha wrote: Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub, related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) I didn't know that, so looked it up and got very interested, but I doubt that it would survive here :-( Regards, Nick Maclaren. Likewise, I didn't know that, thought you always wore your lace cap and diamonds. |
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On 2013-11-20 17:14:24 +0000, David Hill said:
On 20/11/2013 15:45, Nick Maclaren wrote: In article , Sacha wrote: Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub, related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) I didn't know that, so looked it up and got very interested, but I doubt that it would survive here :-( Regards, Nick Maclaren. Likewise, I didn't know that, thought you always wore your lace cap and diamonds. Now THAT is cheating! You've often seen me in my jeans and the diamonds. Pull yourself together!! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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You are very lucky, and perhaps also clever, to have them. They are very delicious. I've only ever eaten them in Chile. I tried growing them here in the Chilterns but despite my pouring lots of collected rainwater on them, they never produced and eventually died. |
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On 2013-11-21 11:56:16 +0000, echinosum said:
'Sacha[_11_ Wrote: ;995517']Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub, related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) -- The only reason it sometimes got called the guavaberry or Chilean guava is because it has a somewhat more perfumed flavour than the blueberry, rather than any particular relationship to the guava. As it happens, guava is, like blueberries, eucalyptuses and cloves and bottlebrushes, in that very diverse family the Myrtaceae, but one wouldn't usually think it worth mentioning that blueberries are related to the guava. It was until recently classified as Myrtus ugni and is much more closely related to the blueberry than to the guava. The Chileans themselves call it murta, which in Spain would refer to common myrtle. You are very lucky, and perhaps also clever, to have them. They are very delicious. I've only ever eaten them in Chile. I tried growing them here in the Chilterns but despite my pouring lots of collected rainwater on them, they never produced and eventually died. With every respect to Ray, he doesn't do anything special to them that I know of. We have one living in a terracotta pot which is the one he's collected all these berries from. Today, he's opened a few and got dozens of seeds, so we'll eat the rest. I'm happy to send you a few berries if you'd like to 'try again' with it. If you send your snailmail to me at Yes, the name change was quite recent and as these things are, a nuisance, though not a major one! It is a symbol of fertility and fidelity, apparently and as Queen Victoria carried a sprig in her bouquet, it appears to work! The Myrtus communis we have in the garden (many because it seeds itself all over the place) seems to flower on and off throughout the year. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2013-11-21 16:46:38 +0000, sacha said:
On 2013-11-21 11:56:16 +0000, echinosum said: 'Sacha[_11_ Wrote: ;995517']Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub, related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) -- The only reason it sometimes got called the guavaberry or Chilean guava is because it has a somewhat more perfumed flavour than the blueberry, rather than any particular relationship to the guava. As it happens, guava is, like blueberries, eucalyptuses and cloves and bottlebrushes, in that very diverse family the Myrtaceae, but one wouldn't usually think it worth mentioning that blueberries are related to the guava. It was until recently classified as Myrtus ugni and is much more closely related to the blueberry than to the guava. The Chileans themselves call it murta, which in Spain would refer to common myrtle. You are very lucky, and perhaps also clever, to have them. They are very delicious. I've only ever eaten them in Chile. I tried growing them here in the Chilterns but despite my pouring lots of collected rainwater on them, they never produced and eventually died. With every respect to Ray, he doesn't do anything special to them that I know of. We have one living in a terracotta pot which is the one he's collected all these berries from. Today, he's opened a few and got dozens of seeds, so we'll eat the rest. I'm happy to send you a few berries if you'd like to 'try again' with it. If you send your snailmail to me at Yes, the name change was quite recent and as these things are, a nuisance, though not a major one! It is a symbol of fertility and fidelity, apparently and as Queen Victoria carried a sprig in her bouquet, it appears to work! The Myrtus communis we have in the garden (many because it seeds itself all over the place) seems to flower on and off throughout the year. Don't know what I did there! The email address is and I promise I can be trusted as to anonymity etc! Ray has just come in and says he thinks the myrtle in Queen Victoria's bouquet was possibly/probably Myrtus lechleriana because of the flowering time in spring. And he also says I'm wrong about it being M. communis seeding all over the garden, it's Luma apiculata, aka M. luma to some. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 21/11/2013 16:46, sacha wrote:
On 2013-11-21 11:56:16 +0000, echinosum said: 'Sacha[_11_ Wrote: ;995517']Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub, related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) -- The only reason it sometimes got called the guavaberry or Chilean guava is because it has a somewhat more perfumed flavour than the blueberry, rather than any particular relationship to the guava. As it happens, guava is, like blueberries, eucalyptuses and cloves and bottlebrushes, in that very diverse family the Myrtaceae, but one wouldn't usually think it worth mentioning that blueberries are related to the guava. It was until recently classified as Myrtus ugni and is much more closely related to the blueberry than to the guava. The Chileans themselves call it murta, which in Spain would refer to common myrtle. You are very lucky, and perhaps also clever, to have them. They are very delicious. I've only ever eaten them in Chile. I tried growing them here in the Chilterns but despite my pouring lots of collected rainwater on them, they never produced and eventually died. With every respect to Ray, he doesn't do anything special to them that I know of. We have one living in a terracotta pot which is the one he's collected all these berries from. Today, he's opened a few and got dozens of seeds, so we'll eat the rest. I'm happy to send you a few berries if you'd like to 'try again' with it. If you send your snailmail to me at Yes, the name change was quite recent and as these things are, a nuisance, though not a major one! It is a symbol of fertility and fidelity, apparently and as Queen Victoria carried a sprig in her bouquet, it appears to work! The Myrtus communis we have in the garden (many because it seeds itself all over the place) seems to flower on and off throughout the year. I always understood that the Myrtle in Queen Victoria's bouquet was rooted and has provided sprigs of Myrtle in every Royal brides bouquet since then. David |
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On 21/11/2013 17:24, David Hill wrote:
I always understood that the Myrtle in Queen Victoria's bouquet was rooted and has provided sprigs of Myrtle in every Royal brides bouquet since then. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/osborne/garden/italian-terraces/ "...the royal myrtle (Myrtus communis) growing against the walls of the central flight of steps. This sweetly scented Mediterranean plant was grown from a sprig presented to the Queen from Albert's grandmother when they left his ancestral home, Gotha, in 1845 and has been used in royal wedding bouquets ever since." -- Phil Cook |
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On 2013-11-21 17:24:07 +0000, David Hill said:
On 21/11/2013 16:46, sacha wrote: On 2013-11-21 11:56:16 +0000, echinosum said: 'Sacha[_11_ Wrote: ;995517']Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub, related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) -- The only reason it sometimes got called the guavaberry or Chilean guava is because it has a somewhat more perfumed flavour than the blueberry, rather than any particular relationship to the guava. As it happens, guava is, like blueberries, eucalyptuses and cloves and bottlebrushes, in that very diverse family the Myrtaceae, but one wouldn't usually think it worth mentioning that blueberries are related to the guava. It was until recently classified as Myrtus ugni and is much more closely related to the blueberry than to the guava. The Chileans themselves call it murta, which in Spain would refer to common myrtle. You are very lucky, and perhaps also clever, to have them. They are very delicious. I've only ever eaten them in Chile. I tried growing them here in the Chilterns but despite my pouring lots of collected rainwater on them, they never produced and eventually died. With every respect to Ray, he doesn't do anything special to them that I know of. We have one living in a terracotta pot which is the one he's collected all these berries from. Today, he's opened a few and got dozens of seeds, so we'll eat the rest. I'm happy to send you a few berries if you'd like to 'try again' with it. If you send your snailmail to me at Yes, the name change was quite recent and as these things are, a nuisance, though not a major one! It is a symbol of fertility and fidelity, apparently and as Queen Victoria carried a sprig in her bouquet, it appears to work! The Myrtus communis we have in the garden (many because it seeds itself all over the place) seems to flower on and off throughout the year. I always understood that the Myrtle in Queen Victoria's bouquet was rooted and has provided sprigs of Myrtle in every Royal brides bouquet since then. David It was in a nosegay given to her by Prince Albert's grandmother. It was rooted at Osborne House and has been there ever since. It is from that plant that all royal brides are said to carry a piece in their bridal bouquets. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:27:22 +0000, Sacha
wrote: Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub, related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) It's a laxative :) Steve -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
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On 22/11/2013 09:39, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:27:22 +0000, Sacha wrote: Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub, related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) It's a laxative :) Steve That makes sense. My paternal grand mother and great aunt both liver to past 100. They used to soak senna pods over night and take that every day, and also had their daily glass of Guinness They were doing something right. |
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On 2013-11-22 10:06:46 +0000, David Hill said:
On 22/11/2013 09:39, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:27:22 +0000, Sacha wrote: Ray has just brough in a jar filled with the berries from this shrub, related to the guava. I took off the lid and a powerful scent of strawberries filled the room. I felt quite like Queen Victoria for a moment, though without the lace cap and diamonds! (t is said these fruits made her favourite jam) It's a laxative :) Steve That makes sense. My paternal grand mother and great aunt both liver to past 100. They used to soak senna pods over night and take that every day, and also had their daily glass of Guinness They were doing something right. Hmmmm! There is a school of thought nowadays that all the obsession our elders had with their bowel movements was actually very bad for them. Now we're going to read your story in the health pages of the Daily Mail as one of those 'reverse-that-smoking-is-good-for-you' stories!! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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