Re: Medit-Plants Top Ten List

K1MIZE@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 11/24/99 11:55:31 PM EST, cnorman@best.com writes:
> 
> << I have a bias for
>  edibles >>
> 
> Then we'd have to include figs and pomegranates, for sure.

Apart from Irises, nobody has yet mentioned bulbs, quite a few of which 
abound all round the Med itself. What about species cyclamen (every 
known species apart from a very rare one from Somalia) daffodils
(especially the Hoop Petticoats) and many Fritallarias and Tulips? Also
Anemones, Colchicums, Sternbergias and Crocuses to list only the most
well-known. I hazard a guess that the bulb flora of the Mediterranean
may be the richest on earth and certainly has species to suit all
tastes. For me I think the Cyclamen and the Daffodils are probably tops
though I would really be hard put to choose just ten.

Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand. (on the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
Lat. 41:16S Long. 174:58E. Climate: Mediterranean/Temperate
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