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Re: What is Turkestani Oregano?


At 1:43 AM +1000 20/5/98, William Bade wrote:
>Dear Michael,
>You visited the garden of Betty Rollins, and she had a fabulous collection
>of oreganos. There is even one named after her.
>Unfortunately, she died a little over two years ago, and her husband died
>a month later. Her family sold her house and garden to a family who
>appreciates what they have and have hired someone to help them learn how
>to care for it. Many friends of Betty's were invited to take cuttings from
>her garden before the house sold, so the collection is spread over the San
>Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
>Elly Bade
Thanks Elly
Collectors like Betty are the unsung heros of plant consevation.

Michael Bailes.
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