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[SANS] Introduction From George de Verteuil

Its great that this Sansevierias list is now well organized so we can
now communicate well and without problems.
Here's a brief introduction ---
I'm a retired Chemical Engineer, age 64, living in Trinidad, the most
southern of the West Indies (not 10 miles away from Venezuela).
Actually, I'm not totally retired as occasionally I do an odd
consultancy and also part time lecture at the University of the West
Indies.
Have been growing C&S seriously for only 6/7 years and interested in
Sansevierias only about 2/3 years.  it seems to me that our climate is
ideal for these plants and the ones I have seem to thrive (more than I
can say for many of my other C&S plants !!).
I have the following plants grown from seed procured from CSSA Seed
Depot (mostly supplied by Ed Eby of hawaii, I believe) and all thriving
-- "Mason Congo", FHK424, desertii, liberica, dawii, cylindrica, patens
. Also have a plant of "Bally 12681" purchased in Miami.
Also have about 5 others grown from material acquired here in Trinidad -
species uncertain.
Recently got plants from a friend in Nevis of arborescens, lavranos and
a species from Kenya (not identified) as well as leaves of kirkii
pulchra, "baseball bat" and singularis/fisherii; these planted about 6
weeks ago, sholud be offsettinf soon, I hope.
Of the trifaciata varieties, I have laurentii, Bantels sensation, silver
queen, moonshine, hahnii silver, hahnii golden green, hahnii solid gold
and a dark green one (Nelsonii??).
Looking forward to sharing my limited experience with all and of course
increasing my knowledge of these fascinating plants.  All my plants are
grown outside (some sheltered from rain, others not) some directly in
the ground, some in communal planters and some in individual pots.
Would very much like to identify those currently unknown.   Have the
N.E. Brown 1915 monograph and this has helped.  Also some articles in
CSSA Journal and a couple copies of Sans Journal.  On the S. t.
varieties, I recently got Juan Chahinian's excellent and very readable
book.
That's it for the moment.  Look forward to hearing about others on this
list.
George de Verteuil, Trinidad.
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