RE: [Aroid-l] Thoughts on GOOD SMELLING A. bulbifer

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" <hetter at xs4all.nl> on 2007.06.24 at 09:12:59(15846) I vote that people who think that bulbifer smells good, be expelled from aroid-L because of gross olfactory incompetence!!!!!!!! Lord P. +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] Namens C. J. Addington > Verzonden: zaterdag 23 juni 2007 23:34 > Aan: Discussion of aroids > Onderwerp: Re: [Aroid-l] Thoughts on GOOD SMELLING A. bulbifer > > Hello aroiders! > I'll just throw in my two cents and agree with Julius > here. There ARE pleasantly scented A. bulbifer, and the > biggest one in our school greenhouse is a prime example. If > you stuff your nose right in it at its peak of odor you get a > touch of "natural gas leak", but from a couple of feet away > the overall effect is a floral, slightly sweet, subtle scent. > The teachers at my school have all had an opportunity to > smell other species - konjac, henryi, etc. - and all agree > that those species stink up a storm, but they all also agree > that bulbifer is the most pleasant of the bunch. I suspect > there is a lot of natural variation - even within a species - > and odor probably can vary quite a lot. > My other big interest is the genus Arum, and the smells > in that genus are extremely variable. Different clones of > Arum sintenisii, for example, can vary from pleasantly fruity > and candy-like, to pungently over-ripe and rotten, to > odorless. The joy of genomes! > > Cheers, > C.J. > Citrus Heights, California > > > On 06/23/2007 02:55, "Julius Boos" wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Amorphofriends, > > > > I have just received a note from ANOTHER friend and grower > confirming > > that he too has A. bulbifer in his collection which produce > > good-smelling blooms which he can display indoors! > > I have waited, literally for YEARS, for someone, ANYONE to > notice this > > 'good smelling' A. bulbifer (THANKS, C.J. !!), as when I > FIRST brought > > this topic up years ago as I remember it, everyone who > pitched in to that discussion > > back then said that there was no such plant! They > thought that ALL A. > > bulbifers stunk! I even remember suggesting that maybe > there was a 'ringer' > > in this group, perhaps ANOTHER species which might closely > resemble A. > > bulbifer, but smelt GOOD! All said 'no way!!" So---I > retreated into > > my shell, shut up, and waited to hear if ANYONE else had > experienced > > or smelt what I had witnessed at The Mounts Bot. Garden sale those > > many years ago at C. Mc. D`s booth! > > Now, years later, we have confirmation from TWO NEW people who say > > that they too have experienced the 'good smelling' A. bulbifers! > > And yes, j b, I too agree that it does not make > evoloutionary 'sense' > > to have a plant utilizing TWO attractant scents, but then again, it > > just might work, as pollinators of DIFFERENT types may > still get the > > job done on BOTH clones/vars, which, in evoloutionary > 'time' (millions of years), may lead to > > the production of a recognisable NEW species??!! > Cross-pollination of one > > var. by the other might be interesting!! > > What say yee now, all other growers of this plant?? Does > anyone else have > > information or suggestions to add to this discussion?? > > > > The Best to all, > > > > Julius > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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