Import Plants from China

From: DAVID LEEDY <djleedy at sbcglobal.net> on 2017.03.21 at 18:56:12(23749) I am in receipt of an email and plant list from a Chen Yi in China, which includes some interesting Aroids, etc. Although I will probably be collecting Aroids on the day of my death am not in sufficient health to put together an order for this. If someone will take this over, I will gladly send the information I have received to them David Leedy HTML +More ------=_Part_4929177_1776362752.1490122572818-- --==============443024541222287056==

From: Tom Croat <Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2017.03.22 at 02:04:39(23751) Dear David: Was there supposed to be an attachment with this message, ie from Chen Yi in China? If so it was no apparent to me. Tom HTML +More From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of DAVID LEEDY Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 1:56 PM To: Aroid-l; Arisaema Enthusiast Group (AEG) Discussion List (and other hardy Aroids Subject: [Aroid-l] Import Plants from China I am in receipt of an email and plant list from a Chen Yi in China, which includes some interesting Aroids, etc. Although I will probably be collecting Aroids on the day of my death am not in sufficient health to put together an order for this. If someone will take this over, I will gladly send the information I have received to them David Leedy

From: Don Martinson <llmen at wi.rr.com> on 2017.03.22 at 17:28:31(23753) Hi David, Bonaventure Magrys and I have ordered from Chen Yi in the past and, in addition from I’ve heard from others, the proper identification of their items leaves much to be desired. I’d be interested to hear if others have had the same experience. Don Martinson HTML +More On 3/21/17, 1:56 PM, "DAVID LEEDY" wrote: I am in receipt of an email and plant list from a Chen Yi in China, which includes some interesting Aroids, etc. Although I will probably be collecting Aroids on the day of my death am not in sufficient health to put together an order for this. If someone will take this over, I will gladly send the information I have received to them David Leedy _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --B_3573030512_5283622-- --==============351204966479355999==

From: Steve Marak <samarak at gizmoworks.com> on 2017.03.22 at 21:59:01(23755) David, My experience, quite a while back (late 90s?), was like Don's and Bonaventure's, and that's what I heard from others also. There have also been several reports of someone hacking one of Chen Yi's old email accounts or web pages and using it to scam people - requesting money up front (which I don't think the real Chen Yi ever did, as best I recall) and of course no plants ever arrived. All that said, hope springs eternal, fools rush in, and if someone was to find the REAL Chen Yi and was willing to manage the import order and asked me, I'd probably still jump in, knowing that half of what I got would be misidentified. As Forrest Gump said, plant imports are like a box of chocolates ... Steve HTML +More On 3/22/2017 12:28 PM, Don Martinson wrote: Re: [Aroid-l] Import Plants from China Hi David, Bonaventure Magrys and I have ordered from Chen Yi in the past and, in addition from I?ve heard from others, the proper identification of their items leaves much to be desired. ?I?d be interested to hear if others have had the same experience. Don Martinson On 3/21/17, 1:56 PM, "DAVID LEEDY" moz-do-not-send="true" href="djleedy@sbcglobal.net"djleedy@sbcglobal.net/a> wrote: ?I am in receipt of an email and plant list from a Chen Yi in China, which includes some interesting Aroids, etc. ?Although I will probably be collecting Aroids on the day of my death am not in sufficient health to put together an order for this. If someone will take this over, I will gladly send the information I have received to them David Leedy _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com href="http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l">http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --------------C7A0FB9607916A48D7A56CA6-- --==============&19311427003182028==

From: James Waddick <jwaddick at kc.rr.com> on 2017.03.22 at 22:07:47(23756) Don and all, HTML +More I’ve ordered from CY a few times and rarely exactly as ordered. Same for maybe 1/2 dozen friends. While this mostly means more common plants than ordered, it can also mean totally different plants than ordered and some pleasant surprises. Different species (rarer ones), different families, and some neat odd balls. I order from other Chinese sources to and have similar experiences. JIm W. I’d be interested to hear if others have had the same experience. Don Martinson Dr. James Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 USA Phone 816-746-1949 --Apple-Mail=_07CE2FDE-DDEF-4D9A-ABDC-F84C4948B505-- --==============X36152105129013963==

From: Riley2362 at aol.com on 2017.03.22 at 23:12:44(23757) Hi All, I did once order from Chen Yi and the experience was pretty much as described by others ... interesting! However, I also once ordered from: newchina2010@vip.126.com the first time was fine but a second prepaid order was never delivered and never responded to numerous emails, so beware. Michael Riley HTML +More In a message dated 3/22/2017 6:49:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jwaddick@kc.rr.com writes: Don and all, I’ve ordered from CY a few times and rarely exactly as ordered. Same for maybe 1/2 dozen friends. While this mostly means more common plants than ordered, it can also mean totally different plants than ordered and some pleasant surprises. Different species (rarer ones), different families, and some neat odd balls. I order from other Chinese sources to and have similar experiences. JIm W. I’d be interested to hear if others have had the same experience. Don Martinson Dr. James Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 USA Phone 816-746-1949 = _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --part1_a37bdf.5315aaf3.46045eec_boundary-- --==============w41217439784159899==

From: Don Martinson <llmen at wi.rr.com> on 2017.03.23 at 00:27:40(23758) Having done a combined plant order for the Arisaema Group many years ago, I realize that there’s not an insignificant amount of work involved in doing a combined order like this. That being said, if there is someone willing to post the list and anyone else who would take on such a project, I’m certain I could find some items on which I might take a chance and help defer the cost of shipment. Don Martinson🌿 HTML +More Veni, vidi, plantam emi (I came, I saw, I bought plant.) On 3/21/17, 1:56 PM, "DAVID LEEDY" wrote: I am in receipt of an email and plant list from a Chen Yi in China, which includes some interesting Aroids, etc. Although I will probably be collecting Aroids on the day of my death am not in sufficient health to put together an order for this. If someone will take this over, I will gladly send the information I have received to them David Leedy _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --B_3573055663_5587970-- --==============Y08968951215650969==

From: "Brian O'Brien" <bobrien at gustavus.edu> on 2017.03.24 at 20:24:28(23759) If an order does materialize, I might be interested in participating. The opportunity to acquire some unusual aroids is appealing, as is the roulette/Forrest Gump component of the endeavor. Brian HTML +More At 04:59 PM 3/22/2017, Steve Marak wrote: David, My experience, quite a while back (late 90s?), was like Don's and Bonaventure's, and that's what I heard from others also. There have also been several reports of someone hacking one of Chen Yi's old email accounts or web pages and using it to scam people - requesting money up front (which I don't think the real Chen Yi ever did, as best I recall) and of course no plants ever arrived. All that said, hope springs eternal, fools rush in, and if someone was to find the REAL Chen Yi and was willing to manage the import order and asked me, I'd probably still jump in, knowing that half of what I got would be misidentified. As Forrest Gump said, plant imports are like a box of chocolates ... Steve On 3/22/2017 12:28 PM, Don Martinson wrote: Hi David, Bonaventure Magrys and I have ordered from Chen Yi in the past and, in addition from I?ve heard from others, the proper identification of their items leaves much to be desired. I?d be interested to hear if others have had the same experience. Don Martinson On 3/21/17, 1:56 PM, "DAVID LEEDY" wrote: I am in receipt of an email and plant list from a Chen Yi in China, which includes some interesting Aroids, etc. Although I will probably be collecting Aroids on the day of my death am not in sufficient health to put together an order for this. If someone will take this over, I will gladly send the information I have received to them David Leedy _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --=====================_10062015==.ALT-- --==============92972267137858898==

From: Don Martinson <llmen at wi.rr.com> on 2017.03.25 at 01:27:44(23760) No guts, no glory! -- Don Martinson🌿 HTML +More Milwaukee, WI "If you are not killing plants, you are not really stretching yourself as a gardener." ~J. C. Raulston On 3/24/17, 3:24 PM, "Brian O'Brien" wrote: If an order does materialize, I might be interested in participating. The opportunity to acquire some unusual aroids is appealing, as is the roulette/Forrest Gump component of the endeavor. Brian --B_3573232065_123410-- --==============82872057964582230==

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