A. titanum at Fullerton: A report

From: Al Wootten awootten at NRAO.EDU> on 2000.06.15 at 21:47:24(4790) My friend Mary visited Fullerton yesterday and she reports: " FYI: The Amorphophallus t. had a pretty wine-colored "skirt", its top was already drooping (apparently it reached peak flowering this AM), and it will be on KCAL News 9 this evening. I & a friend, got several photos in. The smell was not bad at all--some botanists were collecting it in vacuum jars (for what purpose?), so, perhaps they managed to suck up most of the scent? When I did get a whiff, it was like some garbage that had been left out in the warm for a few days.... Good luck with catching the one in Atlanta. The Fullerton one has a twin that is getting ready to bloom in a few more weeks, so, if you happen to be out here for the CSO TAC meeting.... maybe you could catch a whiff..." Now all I have to do is get them to schedule the meeting for a time most likely to coincide with A. t. No. 2...I chose 28 July... Clear skies, Al +More +--------------------------------------------------------+ | Alwyn Wootten (http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/) | | Project Scientist, Atacama Large Millimeter Array/US | | Astronomer, National Radio Astronomy Observatory | | 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475, USA | | (804)-296-0329 voice Help us build The ALMA| | (804)-296-0278 FAX {> {> {> {> | +----------------------------------^-----^-----^-----^---+

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