Titan Watch 9/6/99 - still shy, but there is progress.

From: "Craig M. Allen" cm_allen at yahoo.com> on 1999.09.07 at 14:18:59(3620) Titan watch: Not open but progress Amorphophallus titanum 931146A Our shy "flower" did not open again today, but there was some change in the spathe today. The tissue between the veins is expanding, though it only opened the spathe a few more inches. Small though it was this was encouraging. Again we are hoping tomorrow will be THE DAY. A reporter and photographer came in from Channel 6 today. They taped a segment and a number of spots. The reporter was 4 months pregnant and worried about odor she had been told to expect. Everything makes her nauseous. When she got here she was relieved that she had been spared. She did one funny spot about the Wintergreen Oil that someone from the Dade County Coroners office sent over last year. We did add a vaporizer to the display this morning to add humid warmth around our shy beauty. I'll be setting the video camera up again tonight and heading home if I don't see further progress before 7 PM. === Craig M. Allen +More Conservatory Manager 'Windows to the Tropics' Fairchild Tropical Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, Florida 33156 Tel. 305-667-1651 ext. 3320 FAX 305-661-8953 email: cm_allen@yahoo.com Web site: http://www.ftg.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

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