Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BEAUTIFUL tulip! This works in black and white even for me;^) Ric On Mar 22, 2007, at 7:31 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > Douglas, > > MY mistake it WAS a tulip...I will correct title...in any case I > have not seen anything like it, nor found anything like it on the web. > > Apologies, LUG, > > Peter > > Douglas Sharp wrote: >> Well Peter, >> I've been through all the gardening books and catalogues I have, >> and dozens of sources for daffodils, jonquils and narcissi and >> there's nothing like it as far as I can see. >> To be quite honest I could swear it was a (parrot?) tulip of some >> kind - even the leaves don't look narrow enough for a daff. >> Nice picture though. >> Cheers >> Douglas >> Peter Dzwig wrote: >>> Dear LUG, >>> >>> your botanical advice is sought!! This gorgeous flower was on >>> sale in a local supermarket. It IS a daffodil, but what kind? I >>> have never seen the like of it before, but almost certainly some >>> LUGer knows what it is. :-) >>> >>> I suspect that it is a kind of "Parrot". The whole bunch was the >>> same pure white colour and all exhibited the same shape and >>> delicate rim to the petals. All were of "regular" size; it wasn't >>> a miniature >>> >>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PAW+2007/ >>> ParrotDaffodill20070503-2.jpg.html> >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PAW+2007/ >>> ParrotDaffodill20070503-2.jpg.html >>> >>> What is it? >>> >>> Leica IIIf 9cm CV Apo-Lanthar Kodak BW400CN >>> >>> thanks for looking - and for your advice >>> >>> Peter Dzwig >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information