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Copy of: To boldly go

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From:   Alan Butler, 113233,3262
TO:     sansevieria group, INTERNET:sansevierias@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
DATE:   01/01/99 22:12

RE:     Copy of: To boldly go

Well, having decloaked,  I felt I should raise shields again, with the
amount of incoming messages, but as the intent was friendly, I decided to
drop from warp and stay put.

Greetings from this quadrant where the jargon can be a little different
sometimes. To us cool means like coldish, so don't worry Norma.

Back to the plants, I am attaching our collection list to this message. Our
normal sales list can be found on the Cactus Mall. We are always ready to
exchange or sell, provided we have enough material. We accept cards, cash,
pounds, dollars. Euros or even cold-pressed latinum (need to check the
latest Ferengi rates). As Hermine says, however, it is probably best to
wait for the spring, as it is not a good time now to disturb plants.

Glad you got a copy of one of my articles from BCSS, Stephen. There are two
articles actually. I don't yet have a scanner so I can't post pictures,
except in the old fashioned sense (ie what you Americans call 'mail').
Comments on your list? or the points you raise? 
OK: Why do you call S.schweinfurthii S.erythraeae? I had nver come across
the latter before. Is the spelling right? The country is Eritrea now.

I notice you put 'Mason Congo' under S.hyacinthoides. From what we have in
the collection, they are quite different. MC has a much wider more circular
leaf.

S.macrophylla? Never heard of it.
S.transvaalensis belongs to the S.dooneri, S.parva group. I think I would
say it is the same as S.dooneri.
S.lancifolia came to us from a collection from Reading University and
originated from Kew, I think. It looks distinctive, and is a very untidy
plant that keeps getting out of the pot.
S. 'Bally 30' Isn't that S.francisii now?
S.Lav.5949 from Mozambique is what we call 'Spoon Leaf'. It is similar to
S.'Lake Sibaya' and is related to S.concinna although it is distinctive.

Did you miss out S.javonica?
 
I agree there are a lot of clones about that should be put to a named
species, but as we are still trying to determine the range and variability
of some of these, it is useful to keep them separate for now.

Wouldn't it be useful to be able to beam over and have a look! or beam out
to habitat!

Well I think it's time for a spell in the holo suite to relive my trips to
the Middle East to see the beautiful S.ehrenbergii (Arabian form). It
really is one of the most majestic of species, but so slow in our climate.
Both my business partner and myself have been out to Arabia several times
independantly. So far we have only found S.ehrenbergii and S.forskaoliana,
but you never know. 

Engage!
Alan Butler

I am reforwarding this message that was rejected the first time. I hope it
goes through. It seems I cannot attach my list as the message then gets too
long for the bureaucracy, so if any one wants my list, please ask and I
will e-mail it separately thus avoiding the system. I don't have the time
or possibly the computer knowledge to separate the list, which is in one
file, into 4 separate messages. Sorry!
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