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From: "pbruggeman at tiscali.nl" <pbruggeman at TISCALI.NL>
Subject: Re: A. triphyyllum 'Black Jack'
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Jim,

As Tony already says, tissue culture of Arisaema is becoming a good way o=f propagating Arisaema. A couple of years ago an Indian friend, who runs =a nursery in Kalimpong with a modern lab, and I have selected exciting ne=w forms of well-known Himalayan species which will come on the market sho=rtly. These forms have been put on tissue culture and I have also send Ch=inese species to him which will come on the market in 2-3 years. As Tony =says, tissue culture has 2 advantages: reducing the pressure on wild spec=ies and the possibility of introducing selected forms as cultivar because=a cultivar is only a true cultivar if it has been propagated vegatively.=Unfortunately Arisaema are not really commercially interesting to produc=e in high numbers but it is my intention to let my friend tissue culture =some rare and endangered species too which (hopefully) will be introduced=to the market in small numbers.

Pascal
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<P>Jim,</P>
<P>As Tony already says, tissue culture of Arisaema is becoming a good wa=y of propagating Arisaema. A couple of years ago an Indian friend, who&nb=sp;runs a nursery in Kalimpong with a modern lab,&nbsp;and I have selecte=d exciting new forms of well-known Himalayan species which will come on t=he market shortly. These forms have been put on tissue culture and I have=also send Chinese species to him which will come on the market in 2-3 ye=ars. As Tony says,&nbsp;tissue culture&nbsp;has 2 advantages: reducing th=e pressure on wild species and the possibility of introducing selected fo=rms as cultivar because a cultivar is only a true cultivar if it has been=propagated vegatively. Unfortunately Arisaema are not really commerciall=y&nbsp;interesting to produce in high numbers but it is my intention to l=et my friend tissue culture some rare and endangered species too which (h=opefully) will be introduced to the market in small numbers.</P>
<P>Pascal</P>
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