North Green Snowdrops

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'Three Ships' A.M. (2008): a most beautiful early-flowering
selection which, in the garden here, never fails to "come sailing by on
Christmas day"! It was found growing in deep leaf litter under an old
cork oak in the former garden of Henham Hall, Suffolk in the 1980s.
The house was demolished in the 1950s and the garden is now part of
a field, although we believe the cork oak remains. See
illustration p.16. (Snowdrops, (2001) p.151) £15.00
'Trymlet': selected from seedlings of G. plicatus 'Trym' by the late
Kathleen Beddington and named by Sue and Wol Staines. Both the
inner and outer segments have beautiful pale-green markings. A much
coveted snowdrop. See illustration p.16. (Snowdrops, (2001) p.163)
£35.00
'Vera Trum': exceedingly wide Veratrum-like leaves with very
upright scapes bearing large puckered flowers. The inner segments
are similar to those of G. plicatus 'Three Ships' which is not
surprising as they were found growing only a few feet apart. A plant
of quality. One bulb per customer. (Snowdrops, (2001) p.151)
£35.00
'Walker, Canada': there is a touch of mystery about this rather
special snowdrop from the garden of the late Richard Nutt. The wellproportioned
flower has an X-shaped mark on the inner segment
curiously broader towards the long, narrow conical ovary. The
flower is born above plicate leaves on a short scape which slowly
lengthens as the season progresses, resulting in a large, distinct and
eye catching snowdrop. This is, in our opinion, the best snowdrop
inherited from the Richard Nutt legacy from his garden at Great
Barfield and has been very much admired by all his friends.