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From: Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter at vkc.nl> on 1997.12.16 at 14:03:05(1760) Dear Aroid-ellers, It is that time of the year again......... Below is a list of surplus material from the phalloid research collection. Unfortunately this year has been suboptimal for several reasons and the diversity of the offer and the quantities are much lower than last year. On top of that, I need more material next year for molecular studies, so much of the surplus will be processed next year in the blender........... The things we do for science......... Those of you who have received dead material last year, please indicate this in your wantlist! I shall make replecements a priority matter. Like last year, I leave it up to everyone to send in some money (cash, NO cheques please!!) as he/she thinks fits what is received. Please, do not send anything before you receive the material. The shipping will be no sooner than January. It is a damn pity that the plants are usually dormant when lots of us are "suffering" from winter. Do not forget to send your snail-mail address!!! Because of the lower quantities of material this year and the larger quantities of aroid-ellers, I am sure some of you are going to be disappointed. I shall try to distribute material as evenly as possible. Please, try to send in your wantlist before Xmas! Cheers, Wilbert +More Am. ankarana Am. eichleri Am. excentricus Am. haematospadix Am. henryi Am. konjac Am. krausei Am. lewallei Am. maximus Am. muelleri Am. napalensis Am. odoratus Am. paeoniifolius Am. palawanensis Am. prainii Am. taurostigma (was "staurostigma") Am. variabilis Am. yuloensis Am. yunnanensis

From: "Carlo A. Balistrieri" <cabalist at facstaff.wisc.edu> on 1998.01.15 at 22:44:27(1833) Dear Wilbert, I just looked at your message on the distribution of surplus and noticed: >It is a damn pity that the plants are usually >dormant when lots of us are "suffering" from winter. It's interesting to note that I've got Arum, Arisaema, Amorphophallus (including most notably A. titanum), Biarum, Dranunculus, Helicodiceros,etc. ALL in growth now. I hope that their calendars aren't off--they'd probably do much better in warmer conditions. So were there any extra small Africans besides the eichleri? I don't know what my Amorphophallus collection would do without you! Carlo +More Carlo A. Balistrieri, J.D. Email: CABalist@facstaff.wisc.edu P.O. Box 327 Ashippun, WI 53003-0327 U.S.A. Voice: 414.569.1902 Telefax: same number, please call ahead.

From: Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter at vkc.nl> on 1998.01.19 at 16:00:58(1851) Dear Carlo, It seems that Mediterranean tuberous aroids generally grow in winter and I never really managed to change that rhythm in any of them with the exception of Drac. vulgaris and the odd specimen of Helicodiceros. As for Amorphs, they have really adapted their cycles to western European climate, with a few exceptions. Titanum may fool you since that species generally has a MUCH longer leafy period, which may increase to ca. 18 month for a single leaf. That defies every temparate climate cycle. As for African species: besides eichleri I do not have any real small species to distribute. In fact there are no really small African species but eichleri, barthlottii and staudtii. Sometimes clones of abyssinicus flower quite early as small plants. Generally African species are medium-sized and only one (stuhlmannii) gets real big. Cheers, Wilbert +More > Dear Wilbert, > I just looked at your message on the distribution of surplus and > noticed: > > >It is a damn pity that the plants are usually > >dormant when lots of us are "suffering" from winter. > > It's interesting to note that I've got Arum, Arisaema, Amorphophallus > (including most notably A. titanum), Biarum, Dranunculus, > Helicodiceros,etc. > ALL in growth now. I hope that their calendars aren't off--they'd > probably > do much better in warmer conditions. > > So were there any extra small Africans besides the eichleri? I don't > know > what my Amorphophallus collection would do without you! > > Carlo > > > Carlo A. Balistrieri, J.D. Email: CABalist@facstaff.wisc.edu > P.O. Box 327 > Ashippun, WI 53003-0327 > U.S.A. > Voice: 414.569.1902 Telefax: same number, please call ahead. > >

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