Re: auriculata seedlings

Barry Meyers-Rice (barry@as.arizona.edu)
Mon, 2 Dec 91 17:28:21 MST

>Barry, how did your wife take to the pots in the fridge?? Mine doesn't
>seem to mind them much. BTW, the N. x Hookeria you sent is perking up.

Very well, actually. I guess she's getting used to me after only 3.5 years
of marriage. I got home and when the subject of dinner came up, she looked
at me sort of edgewise and said, ``Well, we could always eat the
Sarracenia `Robs Ontario' ''.

>How long d'ya think it'll take to see some action on the root cuttings you
>sent?

As for the D. adelae root cuttings, with warmth you'll see something in just
a few weeks. As for any U. pubescens, they may be coming up already!

>Ditto on the x hookeriana (?) rooted cutting I have. If I'm

Rob M had a good point recently when he wrote me supporting Mike's
claim that the X hookeriana is correctly ID'd. He pointed out that the
leaves of that hybrid are fuzzy, fringed with little hairs, just like
ampullaria. Maybe it *is* rafflesianaXampullaria.

BAMR