[Aroid-l] Hempel and Hemple, the same?

From: ju-bo at msn.com (Julius Boos) on 2007.10.18 at 20:43:35(16528) From: bogus@does.not.exist.com () Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:36:43 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: Dear Les, I don`t know the answer, but if you have the time, try contacting the Caladium company "Bates and daughters'' or maybe try Bates Caladiums, Lake Placid, which used to be in Lake Placid, just S. of Sebring in Cen. Florida, they used to be or may still be on-line and with a web page. The mother was a fantastic and kind old lady, she met with me years ago and gave me several old vars. of Caladium no longer in cultivation, and was a walking enclycopedia of Caladium history and knowledge, and was into preserving some of the Heirloom cultivars like "the thing", etc. She I would think will be your best bet at getting an answer! The eldest daughter gave a talk on Caladiums at Fairchild many years ago at a monthly meeting, when those were in vogue. Dewey Fisk was the President of the IAS at that time, I THINK! Good Luck, Julius +More >>A friend has an ancient Edison phonograph and recently purchased a replica of a magazine ad for it. The magazine ad shows opera star Frieda Hempel posing next to the phonograph. We're curious if the Caladium Frieda Hemple is named after (and mispelled after) the opera star. Does anyone know the history of the naming of this Caladium? Les Kallus<< _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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