RE: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
- Subject: RE: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
- From: K* K*
- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:59:10 -0500 (CDT)
LLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL We "USA'ers" do not use "stone" that
is a pure Britishism. A stone is about 12 pounds. I don't know what that
works out to in metric, but I guess you can use a metric converter. We also
hate metric in this country, but most of us do use the pound, rather than
the stone. I sure got a great laugh from your message!
>From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" <hetter@worldonline.nl>
>Reply-To: aroid-l@mobot.org
>To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L <aroid-l@mobot.org>
>Subject: RE: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
>Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:36:12 -0500 (CDT)
>
>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Could anyone tell me what 11
>stones measures up to??????? Gads, I thought you USA'ers were a pain in
>converting to Celsius but this one takes the cake....... Stones, can you
>believe it? My crusade for the decimal/metric system on this group
>obviously
>is futile........and I have tried SOOOOOOOOOOO hard. This is not going to
>work by a mile (did I say "mile"?????).
>
>
>Lord S. Tony Phalloids
>
>
>
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: aroid-l@mobot.org [a*@mobot.org]Namens Scott Hyndman
> > Verzonden: maandag 22 april 2002 4:50
> > Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
> > Onderwerp: FW: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
> >
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Please note the request below from Greg Redwood of Kew for pollen to
> > pollinate their soon to bloom Titan Arum. For your
> > information, I think
> > that this may be the reblooming of the tuber that received all of the
> > interesting publicity back in 1996 per the URL at
> > http://www.kew.org.uk/kewscientist/ks_oct96/titan.html
> > featuring our own
> > Peter Boyce during his tenure there. Even if it is the not
> > the same, it
> > will truly be an enormous inflorescence judging by the weight
> > of the tuber!
> >
> > There were so many Amorphophallus titanum bloomings here in
> > the US and else
> > where last year that it was hard to keep up with all of them.
> > Hopefully,
> > someone can help Greg out with some stored pollen, or perhaps
> > someone knows
> > of a possible contact for fresh pollen. Please contact Greg
> > directly at
> > your earliest convenience. Also, please feel free to share firsthand
> > experience with the tricky technology and art of pollinating these
> > fascinating plants as not all hand pollination attempts have been
> > successful.
> >
> > I hope that Greg can please keep us up-to-date with the
> > status of Kew's
> > Titan Arum.
> >
> > Best regards, Scott
> >
> > -------------
> > Scott Hyndman, President
> > International Aroid Society
> > Homepage: http://www.aroid.org/
> > Vero Beach, Florida, USA
> > USDA Hardiness Zone 10a
> > E-mail: hyndman@aroid.org
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > From: "Greg Redwood" <g.redwood@rbgkew.org.uk>
> > Organization: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
> > Reply-To: G.Redwood@rbgkew.org.uk
> > Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 16:08:36 +0000
> > To: hyndman@aroid.org
> > Subject: amorpholphallus titanum pollen
> >
> > Dear Scott,
> >
> > I found your web page whilst searching for possible sources of
> > pollen for Amorphophallus titanum. We have a very large tuber (11
> > stone) which will open its flower in approximately 4 weeks. I am
> > very keen to pollinate this and am therefor trying to find someone
> > who has stored some pollen for this purpose. If you, or anyone you
> > know, has stored some pollen from a previous flowering, we would
> > be very grateful to recieve some. We would, of course, return the
> > favour when ours opens.
> >
> > Many thanks for your time,
> >
> > Greg Redwood
> > Head of Great Glasshouses & Training Section
> > Horticulture & Public Education Department
> > Royal Botanic Gardens,
> > Kew,
> > Richmond
> > Surrey
> > TW9 3AB
> > UNITED KINGDOM
> > Phone +44-(0)20 8332-5589
> > Mobile +44-(0)7956 360165
> > Fax +44-(0)20 8332-5524
> >
> >
>
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