This slide goes out to a special lad - Little Nicky J, who is currently clean a mug of tea from his computer keyboard. Hi Nicky.
Today's slide features Mrs Scarlet Blumpkin, who is tending the specially developed rose which bears her name.
For several years, the Scarlet Blumpkin was the top selling variety of rose in Iowa, and it is obvious why. Unfortunately, the variety is prone to attack by the Cadaver Beetle (dermestidia slipknotidae) and fell out of favour in the sixties.
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