RE: [Aroid-l] Titanic Miracle in the Making

From: "Weaver, Bill" bill.weaver at hp.com> on 2006.05.09 at 04:01:01(14136) Looks like it is supporting an otherwise collapsed spadix. (there are creases in it that suggests it had flopped over) Bill Weaver +More -----Original Message----- [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Susan Cox Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 20:01 To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Titanic Miracle in the Making Can someone (anyone) explain the dowel poked through the tip of the titanum spadix which seems to be hung from the ceiling in the 1940 photo on the attached page? It's the second photo from the left, top row. I would like to understand the reason this was done. I can guess (and I love guessing), but I'm usually wrong. Why was the dowel put there? Could it be my eyes? Could it be something hung from the window instead? Would you do something like this if you wanted to dry the spadix for botanical study? To keep it in some kind of 'shape' rather than letting it melt at the plant's base? That's not a guess, it's a question.....Oh, maybe it is to prevent the need to clean up the spathe after collapse around the fertile seeds? I give up! Why? Is there really a stick there? Are they going to be showing the two inflorescenses? http://botgart.uni-bonn.de/o_samm/galbluetstand.html Susan Cox _______________________________________________ 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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