On 21 September 2004 16:53, Wolfgang Schlick wrote: >>>> Proposals to adopt the Alpine bearberry as an official Orkney >>>> emblem, met with a resounding "no" today, as islands' councillors >>>> halted the idea in its tracks. (Orcadian today) > > Sorry, I always thought that Orkney has the yellow flags > (plants, not the red crossed yellow flag :-) ) ... or was it > just GMB's idea, who told me about that years ago ??? This is a scheme dreamt up by a Wildflower preservation organisation, looking to have every county in Britain adopt a plant as an "emblem". I'm not sure of exact details, but the obvious choice of the Primula Scotica, has already been "registered" by Caithness, so Orkney cant use it. -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk