"neatniks in the greenhouse"

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• To: Kay Lancaster <k*@fern.com>
• Subject: "neatniks in the greenhouse"
• From: L* R* <l*@peak.org>
• Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 11:48:40 -0800 (PST)

On Sun, 21 Dec 1997, Kay Lancaster wrote:

> On Sun, 21 Dec 1997, Barry Garcia wrote:
> 
> > my god! That mustve been quite a shock for it. How can they be too
> > shaggy? Its almost like clipping an ornamental grass because its too
> > high, you just dont do it :). Oh well , live and learn :)
> 
> Never hire a neat freak for a greenhouse manager

A local college has a Welwitschia specimen in its
teaching collection of primitive plants.  Probably a donation from a
plant collector, it had about 18 inches of shredded splendor on each leaf
when I first saw it 20 years ago.  A couple of years after that, a
well-meaning student worker "trimmed" it.  I think it's made about 6
inches growth since then...

Loren Russell, Corvallis ORegon

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