Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 19:07:11 +0100 From: Clarke Brunt <clarke@brunt.demon.co.uk> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2391$foo@default> Subject: Re: VFT seed
On 15 Jun 97 at 19:48, Shalaka Kulkarni wrote:
> My VFT seed have germinated...at least I think they are VFT. The shiny black
> seed coat is clearly visible and the seed looks very much like the VFT seed
> that I planted. The seedlings, however, do not resemble VFT at all. There is
> a white root coming out of the seed coat and a green area...probably the
> petiole. But I do not see any minature traps or anything. Do the traps only
> become visible after the seed coat had been totally shed?...
They are probably VFT seedlings. They only have small cotyledons
(seed leaves) and might not fully shed the seed-coat. The cotyledons
certainly don't have traps - you should see the first small trap leaf
emerging between the cotyledons, which might still have the seed
attached.
-- Clarke Brunt (clarke@brunt.demon.co.uk) http://www.brunt.demon.co.uk/ Cacti in Mexico, Cacti in flower, Frogspawn, etc.
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