Re: Romneya coulteri propagation
Hey Guys, what a bunch of incipient pyromaniacs. You all can't wait to wade
into the petro-chemicals, and Glenn and I suggested much more genteel
methods with our smoky water and blotting paper. What do you reckon
Glenn.......much more refined in the Antipodes?!
Cheers from Down Under.
Margaret.
Margaret and Peter Moir
Olive Hill Farm
Margaret River, Western Australia.
www.wn.com.au/olivehill
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard F. Dufresne <salvia@infi.net>
To: <MEDIT-PLANTS@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 5:55 AM
Subject: Re: Romneya coulteri propagation
> At 07:52 AM 1/2/2001 -0800, you wrote:
> >Richard,
> >A dumb question perhaps, but what is petroleum ether, and where does a
> non-chemist
> >acquire a small quantity?
> >
> >Richard Starkeson,
> >Berkeley, California
>
> Richard:
>
> Petroleum ether is a purified (mostly) saturated hydrocarbon blend. In
> other words, a higher boiling fraction than propane or butane. It
consists
> of pentanes, hexanes, heptanes, and probably octanes. It is a common
> laboratory solvent. I am not sure where you can get it outside of a lab.
>
> There are three fractions defined by boiling points: 30 - 60, 60 - 80, and
> 80 - 110 degree ranges. These can be referred to as Skellysolvs A, B, C
>
> Richard F. Dufresne
> 313 Spur Road
> Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
> 336-674-3105
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>
