RE: [Aroid-l] Mr Merkel

From: "ron" ronlene at bellsouth.net> on 2005.04.04 at 13:55:17(12827) Actually, if one goes back far enough, Jean and his brother Norman were pioneers in the orchid and tropical plant world a half century ago. They had one of the first large nurseries importing orchids from around the world to Boynton Beach, Florida. Norman was a President of the American Orchid Society. After Jean sold the nursery he could not retire. Then came the "small" nursery. Look up their interesting history. Ron Kessler +More -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Brian Williams Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 5:48 PM To: 'Discussion of aroids' Subject: [Aroid-l] Mr Merkel I just got some very sad news. Mr Merkel passed away yesterday he was 94 years old. I remember visiting his small nursery many times on my florida trips. It was always a pleasure to stop in and see him. He took extremely good care of his plants and had sold me many of the plants that now make up my collection today. Each time he would take me through his collection and show me what he had been propagating and selling. I seemed to have a good eye for his mother plants or plants he was not willing to sell. But I always left with a box full of new aroids and plants. I will miss the visits and the talks as well as his booth at the aroid show. _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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