Further adventures in the Croat and Boyce road trip

From: SelbyHort at aol.com on 1997.09.26 at 12:34:55(1347) I guess I should add some notes to the continuing saga as Tom, Peter and Jill make their way to Miami. They arrived at Selby just around noon today (Thursday). Because Tom had lost his car keys somewhere between Dick Mansell's house and Lynn Hannon's, they arrived later than expected. They also managed to get turned around just as they neared Sarasota, and headed back towards Tampa by mistake! For the rest of their trip, Peter is in charge of the keys! Nethertheless, they arrived at Selby in time for a quick lunch and an afternoon spent looking at plants. There is nothing I enjoy more than to go through our plant collections with an aroid taxonomist, and this day I had two! Peter is very familiar with the Asian taxa and added much to my meager knowledge of these groups. He was able to identify many plants that have long been unknowns here at Selby. Tom always finds something new everytime he visits and he made many photos and pressed a few specimens for future reference. We spent a very pleasant evening at a local resturant. I hope to get a few moments with them early tomorrow morning before they head down I-75 to John Banta's and then on to Miami and Fairchild Tropical Gardens tomorrow afternoon. +More Peter is keenly interested that they will be headed in the right direction in the morning. I'm sure everyone attending will delight in their company at this year's annual IAS show in Miami. I am among those eagerly anticipating getting my personal copy of "The Book"! Donna Atwood Selby Gardens

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