I just got back from the HP greenhouse. Ron is pretty cleaned out. He will
be moving to Atlanta at the end of the month and is in the middle of packing.
He is going to the Atlanta Botanical Garden where he will be setting up a
tissue culture lab among other things. His collaborative venture with World
Insectivorous Plants may or may not take place. They should decide in the next
couple of weeks. If this falls through, Ron intends to continue tissue culture
propagation of _Heliamphora_ sp. and will be adding _H. nutans_ and _H. ionsia
(sp?). Either way an announcement should be made in CPN's December issue. Ron
does have 4 large _Nepenthes_ plants for sale. These are listed below and the
prices include shipping. All plants are in 8 inch hanging baskets.
N. x mixta ($75)....2 growth points, one 24 inches long, the other 8 inches
6-8 inch pitchers
N. thorelli x dyeriana (sp.?) ($50)....15 inches tall, 18 inch span
N. thorelli x coccinea ($75)....2 growth points 3 feet and 2 feet respectively
8 inch pitchers
N. ampullaria x vietchii ($50).... 3-4 foot vine, 3-4 inch pitchers
All four for $225
If anyone is interested call Ron Gagliardo at (919) 829-3751 and leave a
message on the answering machine.
All for now.
Jeff