Terry,both are at Ventmarin.
I'm too lazy and tired to cut and paste but in general here's what's said:
Bowen Buckeye, developed in Queensland, Australia about 1920.
Roselawn Buckeye, developed in Australia a partir de Bowen Buckeye from the USA.
So translate the a partir part and see if it makes sense.
It sounds to me like one or both of those got to the US and were offered in some of the older seed catalogs in the 20's and 30's.
And of course there's a blurb, in French, for both of them at Ventmarin. I don't usually revert to tranlation there b'c most of what I want to know about a variety I can usually figure out from knowing the French words for such descriptions.
As for seeds if that's what you're looking for, I haven't a clue.
No doubt both varieties are extinct by now. I can also check my 1939 Michigan Bulletin for both but that isn't going to give me any seed source. And even checking back SSE Yearbooks won't help either.
So what's your take on these and why your interest and what seed site in Euorope did you see them b/c that may be an important clue? If it was Tomodori you would have been referred to Ventmarin, I'm sure. Just me wondering and being curious .
