Re: CP digest 591Sphagnu & Longwood

Christopher Creel (ctcreel@hpbs1265.boi.hp.com)
Mon, 15 Jan 96 13:16:01 MST

One used to be able to buy Sphagnum from the Carolina Biological
Supply company in North Carolina. I bought from them just last year.
I am looking to get more, so if anyone knows there number, post it
here!

Longwood has some strange practices with their CP. For many years,
they had an entire room dedicated to Nepenthes. It was truly
beautiful. They had misters going every 15 minutes or so and alot of
light. They had a spacious propogation room for Nepenthes where they
also groomed show plants. They had misters running continuously in
his room.

They also treated their other CP well in addition. They had two
alcoves dedicated to Sundew, Flytraps, Sarracenia... The area was
well tended and very showy.

When I was there last year, they had moved the show Nepenthes to these
alcoves and the Nepenthes from the propoagtion room to a much smaller
room. The alcoves were not very well tended. The Nepenthes had
browning pitchers and were not very happy.

I am not quite sure what happened. Longwood now treats their CP more
like a novelty than a wonderment. Very sad.

Chris