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FW: SBLD - Floriade 2002

Title: FW: SBLD - Floriade 2002


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From: "Scott D. Russell" <srussell@OU.EDU>
Reply-To: "Scott D. Russell" <srussell@OU.EDU>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 02:01:57 -0500
To: BOTLINX@LISTS.OU.EDU
Subject: SBLD - Floriade 2002

October 21, 2002
Floriade 2002
http://www.floriade.nl/

Sorry to say this, but the Floride--the extensive trade show of the
garden industry of the Netherlands--has just closed. Since these occur
only once every 10 years (and since horticulture is such a major
industry in Holland), one should expect a lavish park and grounds. You
would not have been disappointed. It took three or more kilometers to
follow the major paths in the park. The Floriade park is on the
outskirts of Amsterdam, but from now on it is mainly a virtual entity.
The website is quite nice in Internet Explorer, but essentially
non-functional in Netscape 4.7 or older browsers. I visited Floriade
at the end of a conference in July. My uncaptioned digital pictures
are at http://www.botlinx.org/pictures/floriade/. Page 1 includes the
national exhibits near the big lake, pages 2-3 show images of the most
incredible collection of carnivorous plants I have ever seen (a
temporary 1 week display I was lucky enough to see), and a massive
hydroponics facility and the spotter's hill complete the images.
(**1/2 to **** depending on browser!) -S

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