RE: [Aroid-l] Colletogyne vs. climbers.

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at xs4all.nl> on 2006.01.15 at 06:33:45(13702) People, can you BELIEVE these guys?????????????????? Are they on drugs, or what???????? Lord P. +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] Namens Peter Boyce > Verzonden: zondag 15 januari 2006 0:00 > Aan: Discussion of aroids > Onderwerp: Re: [Aroid-l] Colletogyne vs. climbers. > > Yeah, yeah, I AGREE but Julius, you simply cannot believe the > fun of, in the rain, spotting an aroid climber blossoming at > the top of a large tree, climbing said tree (which naturally > has several large nests of aggressive stinging ants (you know > the kind, they clamp on with their huge mandibles to gain > better purchase to sting)) and just as you reach the base of > the pertinent branch all the movement you've set up sends the > spathe falling past; you make a grab for it, in so doing you > catch your foot in the climbing stems, in the process ripping > of the (naturally solitary) inflorescence which also falls > but instead of reaching the ground lodges in the branches of > an adjacent (fiercely thorny) tree in which hangs a large > hornet nest, the force of the inflorescence striking the tree > agitates the hornets which then attack... > > Ah! How can I not LOVE climbers > > > May I echo you Wilbert & everyone elses contributions to the IAS page > > Pete > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julius Boos" > To: > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 4:36 AM > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Colletogyne vs. climbers. > > > > > >>From : Peter Boyce > > Reply-To : Discussion of aroids > > Sent : Friday, January 13, 2006 7:37 AM > > To : "Discussion of aroids" > > Subject : Re: [Aroid-l] Colletogyne on IAS website > > > > Dear Peter, Wilbert and Friends-- > > > > Hey Pete---I agree! Imagine this little short-shift, > unifoliate little > > dwarf of an aroid, exquisitly beautiful as it might be, > with only its ONE > > cordate leaf (no splits or fenestrations here!), having the > audacity to > > produce such wonderfully marked, MULTIPLE blooms, AND NOT > allowing these > > beautifully marked spathes to fall off soon after opening, > like some other > > self-respecting, TRUE climbing marvels of the Aroid-world > have the decency > > to do, leaving just a bare, white (but I`m certain quite > attractive and > > interesting, mind you!) spadix! Some of these climbers may > bloom just > > about once every twenty to forty years or so, but I`m > certain that to > > experience the pleasure of seeing such a plain white spathe > or bare spadix > > is well worth the wait!! :--)> (all in fun, guys!) > > Hey, congrats again to all, and good growing! > > > > Julius > > > >>Hrumph! While I admit that Colletogyne is rather nice I my > heart still > >>flutters most when presented with a colossal Epipremnum or > >>Rhaphidophora... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" > > > > To: "Aroid-l" > > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 4:14 AM > > Subject: [Aroid-l] Colletogyne on IAS website > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > For all you lovers of the REALLY exquisite (and that only > to be found > > among > > tuberous aroids) Albert and I have prepared a page on > Colletogyne, a small > > gem. Just been rediscovered. > > > > have fun at: http://www.aroid.org/genera/colletogyne/ > > > > Cheerio, > > Wilbert > > > > p.s. all you lovers of climbing aroids, THIS is the moment > to switch to > > the > > REAL thing and we won't hold it against you....but it IS the LAST > > chance!!!!!!!!! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aroid-l mailing list > > Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aroid-l mailing list > > Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-l mailing list > Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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