Question about Glasshouse Works

MALOUF@ESTD.NRL.NAVY.MIL
Thu, 29 Jul 1993 20:26:52 -0400 (EDT)

Hello,
I just received my Glasshouse Works catalog today after a six
week wait (and still holding my breath for Marie's catalog). There
seems to be a fairly decent selection of Nepenthes available. Unrooted
cuttings are $12.50 ea. and $20.00 ea. depending on how rare the
plant is, and for a rooted cutting you add $10.00 ea. to the price and
wait for a few months. I surmise from this that they root cuttings
to order. To those of you who've obtained Nepenthes from Glasshosue
Works I submit a question: are their Nepenthes cuttings reasonably
viable? Perhaps it's better to order a rooted cutting and wait the
requisite amount of time.

Glasshouse Works also offers three plants under the name
"Vanilla

Vanilla Jamaica
Vamilla Planifolia Variegata
Vanilla Roscheri

Which one of these might produce the vanilla bean pods used for the
flavoring (if the cultivator is skilled and/or lucky)? If they
all do, which might be the easiest to grow? All three are listed
as needing tropical greenhouse conditions, but the first two
are also listed as being acceptable as house plants.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Perry