From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2003.07.18 at 17:28:51(10408)
Dear Derek,
The name DID ring a bell, but I was unable to 'pull it up'! Old age is no fun! :--)>
Please give my very best to Myles!
If you could be so kind, please check out the 'stem' of these strange-smelling Philodendrons, true P. bipinnatifidium is said to have smooth stems w/ NO intravaginal squamules (the spine-like structures found at the interniodes), while P. mello-barretoanum is said to be THE one w/ these spine-like structures very well developed, which would make ALL the P. 'selloums' sold in Florida this species. If in bloom, pics of the spathes (and details of spadices) would be great also, the locally grown P. 'selloum' here has a large (+- 24") mainly green spathe.
Oh how I wish I were able to take you up on your kind offer, I have not visited the UK in 44 years! I still remember Kew and the British Museum.
See you soon!
The Very Best,
Julius
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>>Dear Julius,
The Living Rainforest is in Berkshire about 40 miles west of London, and
is where I am now. We will be doing a house swap in Dorset for the whole
of August, so if you could make your way across there would be a bed and
a warm welcome for you, plus my service as a chauffeur on the 'smelling
test'.
This is an old collection (you may remember reading about it in a
newsletter a year or so back) with huge plants in great shape of many
aroids, Myles Challis, the curator, spoke to you about some of his
material and I think that you helped out with cultural instructions on
some of the emergent semi-aquatic types.
The offer of a bed is a serious one, although I realise that it is not
an easy one to take up. See you in September when I get back, failing
that.Best wishes, Derek<<
-----Original Message-----
From: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]
On Behalf Of Julius Boos
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:19 PM
To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Selloum/Bipinnatifidum
----- Original Message -----
From: Derek Burch
To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 3:35 AM
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Selloum/Bipinnatifidum
Dear Derek,
I will certainly work toward making this happen, Eduardo is in the
field at the moment, but I should hear from him on his return to
'civilization'.
Where is the site that you mention ('The Living Rainforest') located??
I`d like to see and smell the plants that smell different to our
'regular' P. 'selloum'!
I`d request that anyone who may know of a plant collection that just
MAY have some of the VERY old collections of Philodendrons to please
contact me w/ their suggestions, I`d love to see some 'pre-tissue
culture' specimens of P. 'selloum'.
Good Growing to all,
Julius
>>The Editor of 'Aroideana' says "yes, please" to such a paper, both
for
that publication, and because it would be great to have it sorted out
once and for all for Florida. (Is there such a thing as 'once and for
all' in taxonomy?) Derek
p.s to Eduardo I would like to repeat my recent question to you
publicly. The @selloum-type@ that we were working around at The Living
Rainforest had a very different smell to its leaves from that to which
I
am accustomed in the common Florida plants. Any comments on odor as a
taxonomic character?
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