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Subject: Gusmans' book arrived; various Arisaema triphyllums
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Hi everyone,

The book by the Gusmans arrived, and I love it!  Lots of useful and
interesting information now right at my fingertips.  Super pictures!

Does anyone know of a source of tubers or seeds of either of the diploid
races of Arisaema triphyllum?  I really want a diploid triphyllum for som=e
breeding studies.  If you have either one of the two diploid subspecies,
please contact me privately at <jshields104 at insightbb.com> if you would
sell or trade.

I'm interested in interspecific hybrids and their relative hardiness
outside their natural habitat conditions.  The triphyllums I have, native
to Indiana, would not set seed on the Asian plants I tried last spring
(ringens and thunbergii) and I presume are all A. triphyllum ssp.
triphyllum, the tetraploid form.

I ordered a few tubers of the Arisaema that McClure & Zimmerman offer in
their Spring 2003 catalog.  I'm very curious to see what quality and
condition of tubers they are supplying this year.  The three species I
ordered are all tender, so I guess I'll have to find room inside for them
in winter!  I don't suppose they would help convince the wife that I need
yet another greenhouse.....

Jim Shields
in central Indiana

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