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From: "mjhatfield" mjhatfield at oneota.org> on 2001.06.16 at 19:58:05(6745) Wilbert, Thank you kindly for answering my dormancy question concerning Pycnospatha. All, No one has responded to my question as to when the International Aroid Conference is being held; 2002 as I thought I remembered, or 2005 as someone else suggested? +More I have Lysichiton camtschatcensis seeds coming ripe. Who is the expert on this plant? Who can tell me more about it? I am surprised by how much meat? is around the seeds. Looking at the fruit, I would have thought the seeds wouldn't be ripe for some time yet. But the fruit head break apart easily and the seeds, encased in a gelatinous substance, seem hard and ready. Who wants some? Do I need to keep them moist? It might be a bit before I can send them out since I'm readying for vacation. Should they be stored damp and refrigerated until I can send them out? Should I clean off the gelatinous substance if I am storing them for a while? Thanks. MJ Hatfield

From: Victor Soukup soukupvg at email.uc.edu> on 2001.06.18 at 20:36:42(6752) Dear MJ, I would like about 5 seeds for my Seed acids study. Storing seeds in their gelatinous suspensor is satisfactory for a short while -- certainly within the time frame you are contemplating. I too have the impression that the plans were to have the International IAS meeting in 2002, but the lack of even a first letter has me wondering. Perhaps Peter ran into a snag trying to get this into the Kew schedule -- it will after all cost that Institution some money even if the participants agree to pay a goodly sum for registration. Perhaps you should address your question directly to Peter. Vic +More Victor G. Soukup Herbarium University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45221-0006 At 02:59 PM 06/16/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Wilbert, >Thank you kindly for answering my dormancy question concerning Pycnospatha. > >All, >No one has responded to my question as to when the International Aroid >Conference is being held; 2002 as I thought I remembered, or 2005 as someone >else suggested? > >I have Lysichiton camtschatcensis seeds coming ripe. Who is the expert on >this plant? Who can tell me more about it? I am surprised by how much meat? >is around the seeds. Looking at the fruit, I would have thought the seeds >wouldn't be ripe for some time yet. But the fruit head break apart easily >and the seeds, encased in a gelatinous substance, seem hard and ready. Who >wants some? Do I need to keep them moist? It might be a bit before I can >send them out since I'm readying for vacation. Should they be stored damp >and refrigerated until I can send them out? Should I clean off the >gelatinous substance if I am storing them for a while? > >Thanks. >MJ Hatfield > Victor G. Soukup Herbarium Department of Biological Sciences University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45221-0006

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