Re: Romneya coulteri propagation
"Richard F. Dufresne" wrote:
> As an organic chemist working in a laboratory, I would start out at extreme
> ends, like isopropanol (a very polar solvent) and petroleum ether (a very
> non-polar solvent), since these are the most benign to life. Then I would
> progressively work to more powerful solvents like acetone, toluene, and even
> dimethl sulfoxide (DMSO), although the latter is likely to be lethal to seeds.
Richard,
A dumb question perhaps, but what is petroleum ether, and where does a non-chemist
acquire a small quantity?
Richard Starkeson,
Berkeley, California
