----- Original Message -----
To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L"
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: Request for Assistance for Help on a Term Paper
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Celeste Whitlow
> To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 11:19 PM
> Subject: Request for Assistance for Help on a Term Paper
>
>
> Dear Celeste,
>
> There have been several articles on the propagation of Anthuriums in
Hawaii
> published in years past in 'our' journal, Aroideana. Perhaps Betsy or
> someone associated with the back issues can research this and pass a list
of
> these articles on to you!?!?
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Julius
>
> >>In the plant propagation class I am taking this quarter, the term paper
> assignment is to write about propagating a species; the student gets to
> select the species for the paper. It needs to be a species that would be
> suitable for a relatively large greenhouse operation for commercial sales.
>
> Since I am interested in aroids and Hawaii, I chose Anthurium.
>
> Does anybody have journal-type articles (this teacher is an academic snob
> and won't accept anything from "Sunset," etc.) or other references about
> approaches to propagating Anthurium commercially that I could
> borrow/access/whatever?
>
> I've already harvested what the University of Hawaii has available on
their
> website and affiliated websites, but I need references from other sources,
> as well.
>
> Thanks so much for your help,
>
> --Celeste
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julius Boos"
> To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L"
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 5:15 PM
> Subject: Re: For dracontium nuts
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: john s. smolowe
> > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
> > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 11:35 AM
> > Subject: Re: For dracontium nuts
> >
> >
> > OK---here we go---First off, as Wilbert suggested and Susan confirmed,
the
> > photo is of D gigas, one of the two giant species of Dracontium found
only
> > in Cen. America (the other is D. pittieri, more on that later). I have
a
> > photo of a small-looking Caucasian man standing at the side of a plant
of
> D.
> > gigas in bloom, the top of the spathe is at his mouth-level, so say
close
> to
> > 5 ft. tall?! The petiole (only the base is visible) must be at least
12+
> > ft tall, and is as thick as his forarm!
> > D. pittieri`s photo shows an infloresence held by two latin-looking
men,
> > the top of the spathe is at least 9 ft. tall. The leaf is reported to
be
> > as big/tall as D. gigas, the difference is that D. gigas has an
> > inflorescence shorter than the petiole, while D. pittieri has an
> > inflorescence as tall as the petiole, and the spathe is more
> > boat-shaped/pointed.
> > We auctioned plants of D. gigas last Sept. at the IAS show in Miami!!
> > They are sometimes available from 'nuts' on this list. WONDERFUL
genus,
> > all 23 or so of them!!
> > The other 'odd-ball' S. American genera such as Taccarum,
Synandrospadix,
> > Gorgonidium, etc. are also wonderfully strange aroids!! My buddy
Bobby`s
> > FANTASTIC Taccarums, the largest I have seen or heard of in cultivation,
> > are just coming up, the short, paper-like blooms with a tall, 'shaggy'
> > spadix will soon follow, and with luck seed will be available in fall!!
> >
> > Julius
> >
> > >>Can someone please estimate the size of that Dracontium pitteri
flower?
> > In the photo it looks greater than 18" - ie huge - but that may just be
> > the camera perspective. And if it is that big, where can I get one &/or
> > at least read more about that species?
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> > "Cooper, Susan L." wrote:
> > >
> > > Someone just emailed me a link to this photo
> > >
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/courses/tour/Dracontium.html#anchor1295162
> > > check out those glorious petioles!
> > >
> > > susan
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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