Date: Fri, 20 Jun 97 22:13 EDT From: dave evans <T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2410$foo@default> Subject: UndyingS.flava
Hi list,
On April 21th. I mailed out a package with S.flava and N.* splendiana.
It never got to it's destination and I issued a refund to my costumer.
Well today, two whole months later, it came back marked with 'NR'.
I suppose this mean 'No Return (address)', but if so how did it get to
me... The Nep was dead, of course. But the Sarracenia still has
three living growth points, each grew about six phyllodia while in
the mail!!! Talk about undying. ;)
For a change, I received the CPN before overseas members (Or did I
miss those e-mails?). Anyway, there was a nice article by Siegfried
Hartmeyer, of Germany, on how to test for carnivory using a specific
photographic film. It seems some Drosera he tested are not as so
aggressive at digestion as others. **NOTE** this is not part of the
article, but my interpertation of his data. This got me thinking about
D.gramifolia and the bugs that may help the plant breakdown prey. If
it is a sybiotic relationship, I have a feeling this Drosera will also
score on the lower end of enzyme activity while D.burmannii will score
at the high end.
Fernando, I'll be taking stock of my Drosera over the weekend and
e-mail you with what I can send on Monday/Tuesday. BTW, you mentioned
the D.gram. looks like D.filiformis at first glance and it does. But
the white hairs and the angle of the leaves are becoming unmistakable
markers for me, much like with your two Utrics from part 6/7.
Dave Evans
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