POOR Wordsworth must be birling in his grave if he has access to the Herald. Daffodils as bad as knotweed (Letters, March 23). I haven’t come across any reports of daffodils attacking buildings.
Their welcome sight in woods, verges and banks of motorways brings a shaft of brightness on dull, wet days in March. What resilience they have shown as they spring upright after being battered by sleet and snow.
Their bulbs provide a source of galantamine, which is used in the production of medicines that can be used in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Does Moira Campbell have the same problem with snowdrops and bluebells that also brighten our days before the arrival of longer days? Cheer up: you will soon have the opportunity to bash some of those invading rhododendrons which must also be a big problem for you in Argyll.
Malcolm Allan,
2 Tofthill Gardens,
Bishopbriggs, Glasgow.
I GUESS our crowds and hosts of golden daffodils fluttering and dancing in the North Ayrshire breeze must be more cheerful and uplifting than those laying waste all over Argyll.
R Russell Smith,
96 Milton Road, Kilbirnie.
I REFER to the photograph of the only tree in Argyle Street, Glasgow (“Those were the days ... The tree that outlasted the trams”, The Herald, March 23).
James Cowan, author of From Glasgow’s Treasure Chest, writing in 1935, stated that, many years previously, someone brought home some primrose roots.
They were planted outside the tenement at 1223 Argyle Street (which was formerly known as Franklin Terrace).
It would seem that these roots contained the seed of an ash tree and, when the sapling grew, it was allowed to remain.
This tree has a long history and evidently it was quite large as long ago as 1877.
The tenements in this part of present-day Argyle Street were built about 1850.
It is thought that the ash tree seed was planted a few years after construction.
James Cowan stated in 1935 that the tree looked healthy enough to last for another 75 years if it was allowed to remain as he hoped it would be.
The tree remains in position today.
John Fyfe Anderson,
55 Kingston Road,
Bishopton,
Renfrewshire.
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