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Re: [SANS] Leopard bat

>
>The plant shown in Hermine's book, page 23  bottom (left and right of the
>photo) is actually 'Leopard Bat' and not S. stuckyi, as claimed. The error
>may have come from John Bleck of Santa Barbara College, who owned the old
>Abbey Garden in Carpinteria, CA.. He had this plant tagged as Sansevieria
>stuckyi and, though I brought a piece of the real S. stuckyi, he would not
>change the name.
>What do you think, Hermine?


It came from John Bleck, all right! and this is one I may have lost in the
sudden cold. .
neither Manny nor Dave were given to changing names.  the plant named
stuckyi has no spots, and i always think of  leopards as having them...

baseball bat is found in the Rogues gallery, bottom center on page 55.
>many of those plants were shown in infancy and are now 4 to 5 feet tall! i
>was able to salvage good leaf cuts of some of them who  were severely
>damaged in the cold, and they are now in an ideal stiffling prop house.
>ah, but i lost my CROWN OF THORNS collection, my own hybrids! this is hard
>for me....


hermine
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