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Chains and Hundredweights

From: "Petra Schmidt" petra at plantdelights.com> on 2002.04.22 at 19:55:13(8602)
I have my trusty "Hummert's Helpful Hints" (1997-1998 edition), not
cyperspace info...
1 chain = 100 links (Surveyor's Measure Table)
+More
1 hundredweight = 4 quarters (Avoirdupois Weight Table)
And what this has to do with aroids...well...Julius, you tell 'em!
----- Original Message -----
To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L"
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wilbert Hetterscheid
> To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:36 AM
> Subject: RE: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
>
>
> Hi There Lord P,
>
> Now I think back 50 years or so to my little kindergarten school in the S.
> of a Tropical Island, sitting under the shade of a tree, my Hindu teacher,
> whip in hand, leading all us little rainbow-colored multi-racial kids in
> one of the MANY 'chants we memorised--"sixteen drams one ounce, sixteen
> ounces one pound, fourteen pounds one STONE---AH HA!!!! So 'your' tuber
> weighs 124 lbs.!!! See, Colonialism was good for SOMETHING!! Anyone
out
> there in cyberspace care to find out how long a 'chain' is? Or how many
> hundredweights equal a ton???
>
> Julius
>
> J '>>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Could anyone tell me
what
> 11
> stones measures up to??????? Gads, I thought you USA'ers were a pain in
> converting to Celsius but this one takes the cake....... Stones, can you
> believe it? My crusade for the decimal/metric system on this group
obviously
> is futile........and I have tried SOOOOOOOOOOO hard. This is not going to
> work by a mile (did I say "mile"?????).
>
>
> Lord S. Tony Phalloids
>
>
>
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: aroid-l@mobot.org [mailto:aroid-l@mobot.org]Namens Scott Hyndman
> > Verzonden: maandag 22 april 2002 4:50
> > Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
> > Onderwerp: FW: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
> >
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Please note the request below from Greg Redwood of Kew for pollen to
> > pollinate their soon to bloom Titan Arum. For your
> > information, I think
> > that this may be the reblooming of the tuber that received all of the
> > interesting publicity back in 1996 per the URL at
> > http://www.kew.org.uk/kewscientist/ks_oct96/titan.html
> > featuring our own
> > Peter Boyce during his tenure there. Even if it is the not
> > the same, it
> > will truly be an enormous inflorescence judging by the weight
> > of the tuber!
> >
> > There were so many Amorphophallus titanum bloomings here in
> > the US and else
> > where last year that it was hard to keep up with all of them.
> > Hopefully,
> > someone can help Greg out with some stored pollen, or perhaps
> > someone knows
> > of a possible contact for fresh pollen. Please contact Greg
> > directly at
> > your earliest convenience. Also, please feel free to share firsthand
> > experience with the tricky technology and art of pollinating these
> > fascinating plants as not all hand pollination attempts have been
> > successful.
> >
> > I hope that Greg can please keep us up-to-date with the
> > status of Kew's
> > Titan Arum.
> >
> > Best regards, Scott
> >
> > -------------
> > Scott Hyndman, President
> > International Aroid Society
> > Homepage: http://www.aroid.org/
> > Vero Beach, Florida, USA
> > USDA Hardiness Zone 10a
> > E-mail: hyndman@aroid.org
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > From: "Greg Redwood"
> > Organization: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
> > Reply-To: G.Redwood@rbgkew.org.uk
> > Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 16:08:36 +0000
> > To: hyndman@aroid.org
> > Subject: amorpholphallus titanum pollen
> >
> > Dear Scott,
> >
> > I found your web page whilst searching for possible sources of
> > pollen for Amorphophallus titanum. We have a very large tuber (11
> > stone) which will open its flower in approximately 4 weeks. I am
> > very keen to pollinate this and am therefor trying to find someone
> > who has stored some pollen for this purpose. If you, or anyone you
> > know, has stored some pollen from a previous flowering, we would
> > be very grateful to recieve some. We would, of course, return the
> > favour when ours opens.
> >
> > Many thanks for your time,
> >
> > Greg Redwood
> > Head of Great Glasshouses & Training Section
> > Horticulture & Public Education Department
> > Royal Botanic Gardens,
> > Kew,
> > Richmond
> > Surrey
> > TW9 3AB
> > UNITED KINGDOM
> > Phone +44-(0)20 8332-5589
> > Mobile +44-(0)7956 360165
> > Fax +44-(0)20 8332-5524
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2002.04.23 at 02:37:19(8608)
>>I have my trusty "Hummert's Helpful Hints" (1997-1998 edition), not
cyperspace info...
1 chain = 100 links (Surveyor's Measure Table)
+More
1 hundredweight = 4 quarters (Avoirdupois Weight Table)
And what this has to do with aroids...well...Julius, you tell 'em!<<
Well done Petra! You would have won a ripe mango at my school! But how
many pounds equal one quarter??? Ah Ha!! 28 lbs = 1 quarter!!!!
So now you folk can request a box of 'suran' tubers weighing no less than
one quarter, and specify that they weigh no less than six to a stone! See
how simple all of this really is?? (They do grow best in beds no more than
three chains, 75 links!)
Cheers,
Julius
----- Original Message -----
To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L"
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wilbert Hetterscheid
> To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:36 AM
> Subject: RE: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
>
>
> Hi There Lord P,
>
> Now I think back 50 years or so to my little kindergarten school in the S.
> of a Tropical Island, sitting under the shade of a tree, my Hindu teacher,
> whip in hand, leading all us little rainbow-colored multi-racial kids in
> one of the MANY 'chants we memorised--"sixteen drams one ounce, sixteen
> ounces one pound, fourteen pounds one STONE---AH HA!!!! So 'your' tuber
> weighs 154 lbs.!!! See, Colonialism was good for SOMETHING!! Anyone
out
> there in cyberspace care to find out how long a 'chain' is? Or how many
> hundredweights equal a ton???
>
> Julius
>
> J '>>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Could anyone tell me
what
> 11
> stones measures up to??????? Gads, I thought you USA'ers were a pain in
> converting to Celsius but this one takes the cake....... Stones, can you
> believe it? My crusade for the decimal/metric system on this group
obviously
> is futile........and I have tried SOOOOOOOOOOO hard. This is not going to
> work by a mile (did I say "mile"?????).
>
>
> Lord S. Tony Phalloids
>
>
>
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: aroid-l@mobot.org [mailto:aroid-l@mobot.org]Namens Scott Hyndman
> > Verzonden: maandag 22 april 2002 4:50
> > Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
> > Onderwerp: FW: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
> >
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Please note the request below from Greg Redwood of Kew for pollen to
> > pollinate their soon to bloom Titan Arum. For your
> > information, I think
> > that this may be the reblooming of the tuber that received all of the
> > interesting publicity back in 1996 per the URL at
> > http://www.kew.org.uk/kewscientist/ks_oct96/titan.html
> > featuring our own
> > Peter Boyce during his tenure there. Even if it is the not
> > the same, it
> > will truly be an enormous inflorescence judging by the weight
> > of the tuber!
> >
> > There were so many Amorphophallus titanum bloomings here in
> > the US and else
> > where last year that it was hard to keep up with all of them.
> > Hopefully,
> > someone can help Greg out with some stored pollen, or perhaps
> > someone knows
> > of a possible contact for fresh pollen. Please contact Greg
> > directly at
> > your earliest convenience. Also, please feel free to share firsthand
> > experience with the tricky technology and art of pollinating these
> > fascinating plants as not all hand pollination attempts have been
> > successful.
> >
> > I hope that Greg can please keep us up-to-date with the
> > status of Kew's
> > Titan Arum.
> >
> > Best regards, Scott
> >
> > -------------
> > Scott Hyndman, President
> > International Aroid Society
> > Homepage: http://www.aroid.org/
> > Vero Beach, Florida, USA
> > USDA Hardiness Zone 10a
> > E-mail: hyndman@aroid.org
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > From: "Greg Redwood"
> > Organization: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
> > Reply-To: G.Redwood@rbgkew.org.uk
> > Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 16:08:36 +0000
> > To: hyndman@aroid.org
> > Subject: amorpholphallus titanum pollen
> >
> > Dear Scott,
> >
> > I found your web page whilst searching for possible sources of
> > pollen for Amorphophallus titanum. We have a very large tuber (11
> > stone) which will open its flower in approximately 4 weeks. I am
> > very keen to pollinate this and am therefor trying to find someone
> > who has stored some pollen for this purpose. If you, or anyone you
> > know, has stored some pollen from a previous flowering, we would
> > be very grateful to recieve some. We would, of course, return the
> > favour when ours opens.
> >
> > Many thanks for your time,
> >
> > Greg Redwood
> > Head of Great Glasshouses & Training Section
> > Horticulture & Public Education Department
> > Royal Botanic Gardens,
> > Kew,
> > Richmond
> > Surrey
> > TW9 3AB
> > UNITED KINGDOM
> > Phone +44-(0)20 8332-5589
> > Mobile +44-(0)7956 360165
> > Fax +44-(0)20 8332-5524
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>

From: StroWi at t-online.de (StroWi) on 2002.04.23 at 15:11:22(8610)
Whow!
Julius and others, thanks for clarification. Now I almost see through!
The only thing I wonder about is how much is a lb in kg or g?
Could it be 0,45359 kg??? I found this value in a little conversiontable, but I am not sure, if "this" is the right pound for the US or GB.
Over here in Germany it's more simple; we consider a pound to be just 1/2 kg = 500 g.
Greetings from a nearly enlightend continental,
Bernhard.
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P.S.: And still a question: How many lbs make a stone? The 14 lbs of Julius or the 12 lbs of Kathy? Or is that just a question of choosing the right lb??? ;-)
"Julius Boos" schrieb:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Petra Schmidt
> To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:55 PM
> Subject: Chains and Hundredweights
>
>
> >>I have my trusty "Hummert's Helpful Hints" (1997-1998 edition), not
> cyperspace info...
>
> 1 chain = 100 links (Surveyor's Measure Table)
> 1 hundredweight = 4 quarters (Avoirdupois Weight Table)
>
> And what this has to do with aroids...well...Julius, you tell 'em!<<
>
> Well done Petra! You would have won a ripe mango at my school! But how
> many pounds equal one quarter??? Ah Ha!! 28 lbs = 1 quarter!!!!
> So now you folk can request a box of 'suran' tubers weighing no less than
> one quarter, and specify that they weigh no less than six to a stone! See
> how simple all of this really is?? (They do grow best in beds no more than
> three chains, 75 links!)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Julius
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julius Boos"
> To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L"
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 2:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Wilbert Hetterscheid
> > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
> > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:36 AM
> > Subject: RE: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
> >
> >
> > Hi There Lord P,
> >
> > Now I think back 50 years or so to my little kindergarten school in the S.
> > of a Tropical Island, sitting under the shade of a tree, my Hindu teacher,
> > whip in hand, leading all us little rainbow-colored multi-racial kids in
> > one of the MANY 'chants we memorised--"sixteen drams one ounce, sixteen
> > ounces one pound, fourteen pounds one STONE---AH HA!!!! So 'your' tuber
> > weighs 154 lbs.!!! See, Colonialism was good for SOMETHING!! Anyone
> out
> > there in cyberspace care to find out how long a 'chain' is? Or how many
> > hundredweights equal a ton???
> >
> > Julius
> >
> > J '>>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Could anyone tell me
> what
> > 11
> > stones measures up to??????? Gads, I thought you USA'ers were a pain in
> > converting to Celsius but this one takes the cake....... Stones, can you
> > believe it? My crusade for the decimal/metric system on this group
> obviously
> > is futile........and I have tried SOOOOOOOOOOO hard. This is not going to
> > work by a mile (did I say "mile"?????).
> >
> >
> > Lord S. Tony Phalloids
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > > Van: aroid-l@mobot.org [mailto:aroid-l@mobot.org]Namens Scott Hyndman
> > > Verzonden: maandag 22 april 2002 4:50
> > > Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
> > > Onderwerp: FW: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > Please note the request below from Greg Redwood of Kew for pollen to
> > > pollinate their soon to bloom Titan Arum. For your
> > > information, I think
> > > that this may be the reblooming of the tuber that received all of the
> > > interesting publicity back in 1996 per the URL at
> > > http://www.kew.org.uk/kewscientist/ks_oct96/titan.html
> > > featuring our own
> > > Peter Boyce during his tenure there. Even if it is the not
> > > the same, it
> > > will truly be an enormous inflorescence judging by the weight
> > > of the tuber!
> > >
> > > There were so many Amorphophallus titanum bloomings here in
> > > the US and else
> > > where last year that it was hard to keep up with all of them=

From: "Cooper, Susan L." SLCooper at scj.com> on 2002.04.23 at 19:24:19(8617)
Hi
Bernhard
only thing I wonder about is how much is
+More
a lb in kg or g? Could it be 0,45359 kg???
>>>Yes!!

From: Alektra at aol.com on 2002.04.24 at 03:01:37(8620)
OK, folks, just when you thought you could breathe a sigh of relief and get
back to thinking about aroids, here I come with THE measurement webpage you
want to bookmark, or better yet, print out, bind, and put on your bookshelf.
This one page is almost 350K and it's very plain HTML, so if your computer is
slightly slow, just give it time to load the page.
http://www.nepo.go.th/ref/UNIT-ALL.html
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Reactions, anyone?

From: "George R Stilwell, Jr." grsjr at juno.com> on 2002.04.24 at 16:09:34(8624)
I use "Convert It" a small piece of shareware.
Pick a category like distance, voulmn, energy, time, etc.
Type in the original measurement and units and you see the equivalent
in most of the other units used and obsolete.
Nanostones, anyone? I know, that's a seedy subject.
Ray
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GRSJr@worldnet.att.net
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From: "Kathy Kempf" wont_read101 at hotmail.com> on 2002.04.26 at 02:21:45(8640)
0,45359 kg is 25,401 lbs (American). Now we are getting to a serious aroid
:===>) (We Americans do funny things with numerical punctuation)
One worlders beware!
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>From: "Cooper, Susan L."
>Reply-To: aroid-l@mobot.org
>To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
>Subject: RE: Chains and Hundredweights
>Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 14:24:16 -0500 (CDT)
>
>Hi Bernhard
>
>
>only thing I wonder about is how much is a lb in kg or g?
>Could it be 0,45359 kg???
> >>>Yes!!
>
>
>
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