Amorph. konjac

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1998.07.09 at 03:11:29(2443) I wonder if it is coincidence..... but in todays mail... I received a rather large box of Amorphophallus konjac tubers from Fannie Phillips. There has been a bit of discussion on A. konjac and Fannie on this list in the past few days. I guess her ears just might have been burning... They are a donation to the International Aroid Society.. There are two clones of A. konjac..... Clone one are seedlings of, what she calls, the John Riordan clone. J. Riordan was an Importer with the International Bulb Exchange many years ago.. This is a rather large clone and has an extreemly variable petiole... Fannie says "The tubers range from small to just a little larger and they show a certain amount of variation of leaf form and size, petiole color and patern., Some are distinctly blond." There are about 100 of these tubers and they range in size from something equalling the eraser on the end of a pencil to about golf ball size or a little larger... over half of them are just about golf ball size. The second clone is one that was sent to the US from Japan a few years ago and is supposed to be a little darker than many other clones of A. konjac.... There about 10 of these that are large marble size ranging up to golf ball size... All of the tubers, clone one and two, have sprouted and some have growth up to about three inches. They really need to be potted and have a home.... Got your interest? Here is the deal...... For a donation to the IAS of $25.00 I will send you three tubers. Please add $3.00 for Priority Mail... Total.... $28. I will send one of Clone two and two of Clone one for as long as they last.. Then I will send the larger ones of clone one for as long as they last. Please make your check payable to the IAS for $28.00 (if you want to spell it out.. International Aroid Society).... Send the check..... with your name and mailing address.... to me.... I will send you the tubers and the check to IAS... Please mark your check "Donation" THIS IS A FIRST CHECK RECEIVED, FIRST CHOICE SENT.... When I run out of tubers... and still receive checks.. I will return your check... My address is: Dewey Fisk +More 10640 SW 51 Ct. Davie, FL 33328 I would also like to thank Fannie for her wonderful donation. Regards and good growing...... Dewey Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae

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