Dear Haworthia taxonomist . DNA research ie determining sequences from some piece of DNA is laborius and expensive and time comsuming What I do is determining...
Breck's posting of 28 Feb contains a great deal of sense. The reality is that law is law and if anyone transgresses and is caught he suffers the prescribed...
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Mar 1, 2004 8:25 pm
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Re John M. Krajenka's comments on the use of cultivated specimens in taxonomic work, field work is extreemly important but so is study in the glasshouse and...
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Mar 1, 2004 8:26 pm
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With the recent flurry of posts on taxonomy, it is more than evident this genus has a history of controversary. When the individual begins to collect these...
Hi, Haworthia pictures are online again at http://users.skynet.be/fhoes/rsasucculents/index.htm I have remove about 80% and have added new ones. Also plantlist...
It was good to see Bruce Bayer's contribution on the Haworthia Group. There is only a little to put forth as a result of Bruce's contribution. These are ...
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Mar 3, 2004 6:29 pm
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Ben Zonneveld (March 1st) has put forward another excellent example of what the taxonomy of haworthias (etc) can involve. How many of the current haworthia...
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Mar 3, 2004 6:29 pm
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The use of Haworthia names has been a bit confusing of late but for a collector like me, I guess as long as I know what specific plant a person is referring to...
Well Pete...I have to agree. It sounds like your priorities are much the same as mine. Collecting, cultivating, propagating and studying ALL related...
Hi all, I have been following the recent exchanges about taxonomy with some interest as an ex editor of the Haworthiad. I will refrain from commenting as I can...
Greeting Alan- Do you have a source for statistics on average temps and humidity for your area? If so, I'd be interested in seeing them. I suspect your...
Hello Ray, If you have a look at www.wunderground.com you can find some statistics on climatic conditions virtually anywhere in the world. If you go to Italy...
Dear Ben Zonneveld, I would like to know more about your results from measuring DNA quantity per nucleus. Let's take an example a series of species in one...
Hello to the list; this is my first post. I'm new to Haworthia, although experienced in many other plant groups. If experience has taught me anything, it is...
Dear Mr. Barry Roth: Nice to hear from you. I am a succulent fans in Shanghai China. I am sorry that I haven't buy anything from ebay.I've seen the auction on...
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... Welcome aboard Barry! ... Caveat emptor! ... I would say yes, but check the seller's feedback ratings. ... Not always, and ending prices even more so... ...
Dear Mr. Tribble: Whether continuous or discontinuous variation (i.e., large or small amounts of difference between pairs of samples) is "improbable" depends...
Hi Barry, I've bought quite a few plants on eBay. In general, I feel I've gotten good deals. However, I see a lot of Haworthias that go for what I consider...
... I know the ones you are talking about, seems crazy to me too, but those are mostly plants that have been imported from Japan and those are the kind of...
Dear DEREK yES THAT IS WHAT i MEAN MOST OF THE TIME A SPECIES HAS A FIXED AMOUNT OF dna. mOST OF THE TIME THERE IS 2-3 TIMES DIFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF dna AND...
Hi, Everyone: I am a new comer in the group. My interest toward Haworthia is quite specific. Mainly, truncata and maughanii. I am sorry to say that I am the...
Are any of those expensive varieties patented -- which would limit reproduction and propagation? If not, it would be a great service to the world if some...
Greetings Barry et.al., I have bought numerous variegated and rarer hawgs on ebay and have sold numerous rare plants. I am also propagating numerous hawgs, but...
This is not only one of Australia's largest amateur plant shows, it is arguably now ranked among the world leaders of such shows, attracting visitors from...
The annual Connecticut cactus & succulent show and sale is being held this weekend in Waterbury at the Naugatuck technical community college. 10s of thousands...
Hi all! I have 3 haworthia attenuatas, and 2 are doing splendid! The other one just didn't grow and after a while I checked out the roots which were completely...
Hello, Root die off is fairly common in Haworthias. Just like lower leaf die off, in nature root die off forms a mulch in the usually marginal soil the plants...
Hi Phil and thanks for the advice! I cheked the plant yesterday and I think there are 2 nice big roots starting to grow there...I'll check in a couple of days...