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Wilfrid is 42 (1x7x3+0+21) Started conversation Nov 11, 2001
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A rather interesting group of plants presented for your dissection 
Best regards as always,
Wilfrid
A656345 - Gentiana : the Gentians
Azara Posted Nov 11, 2001
Hi, Wilfrid!
This is another really good gardening entry - well done! I'm a little curious about where you say that G. pneumonanthe is Britain's sole wild Gentian - isn't Gentiana verna found in places like Teesdale? I wass looking it up fairly recently because it's one of the most distinctive arctic/alpine species in the Burren in County Clare (the subject of a recent entry of mine - http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A616754 )
As far as I remember, Teesdale and a couple of other areas in Britain have a similar flora to the Irish Burren, so I think you get G. verna there as well. I have to say that when you see it in the wild, the spring gentian somehow looks more impressive than any cultivated species!
Anyway, that's only a small point - overall I like the entry very much and I think it'll make a worthy addition to the Blasted Heath library, and of course to the Edited Guide.
Azara 
A656345 - Gentiana : the Gentians
Wilfrid is 42 (1x7x3+0+21) Posted Nov 11, 2001
Thank-you, Azara
The reference I found for G. verna gives the Dolomites as the native habitat. But the karst areas of the Burren and upper-Teesdale will be very similar environments and there's no reason why it shouldn't be native to all three. I shall do a little research on the matter.
Wilfrid
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Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese Posted Nov 18, 2001
Hi all
Nothing wrong with this one!
If I only knew how to grow little 'p's such that they develop an 'i', a 'c' and finally a 'k', so I could harvest some 'picks' after a couple of days...
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Wilfrid is 42 (1x7x3+0+21) Posted Dec 9, 2001
A belated thank-you kindly from darkest Africa
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