James Allen (nurseryman)

James Allen (nurseryman)

James Allen (? – 8 March 1906) was a nurseryman of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, United Kingdom, known principally for his hybridizations of snowdrops and anemones. He is credited with the discovery of "Galanthus" ×"allenii" (1883).

Allen spotted "Galanthus" ×"allenii" amongst a batch of bulbs that had been imported from the Caucasus. Originally classed as a species, this strongly-scented snowdrop is now thought to be a hybrid. It is described as being "intermediate in appearance between "G. caucasicus" [ now "G. elwesii" var. "monostictus" ] and "G. ikariae", and may be a natural hybrid between those species.

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*"Bulbs", Roger Phillips and Martin Rix, Pan Macmillan (1989) ISBN 0 330 30253 1
*"RHS Plant Finder 2008–2009", Tony Lord (editor), Dorling Kindersley (2008) ISBN 978-1-4053-3190-6

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