very interesting to read from 1950...in the midst of all the BOOMING interest in the AV...originally written in 1947..updated inthis edition in 1950..by Helen VAn Pel Wilson..who was very young when writing this...i took some pics of some of the pages with my camera...hope they are clear enough to give you an idea of how the thinking/propagation/ was..in those early days..lol
first pic is leaf formations
and next 2 pics of methods of propagation
and...
Great book Bob . I have those pictures ! I have a few of her old books one lent out . I read mine all the time over and over and never stop enjoying them :))
allison i have my peace lilly in the POT IN POT METHOD and it does very well...and the old method of putting some gravel in a container with a bit of "medium" over top and putting the leaves in...was interesting to re=read....and i got a little chuckle out of a discovery by some lady that more babies grew along the rim of the leaf than on the stem...also..when one reads...PUT SOME WAX PAPER OVER THE CONTAINER..he he...way before plastic wrap..
Cool Bob..looks like a great read!
lorry...i'm bringing it for you to read...kind of cool to see early beginning etc
I bet it is! and I would love to read it...Some of the older books can be so interested.
lorry really pouring here now..thought it was going to let up...but windy..and thunder now.....ugh...kind of ruins the plans at this end...suppose to be nice tomorrow...will get to the gardenfest for sure....or drop some things off at your place...enjoy.
It rained today too..I had to peel my clothes off after getting back from gardenfest!
LOL but I still went and I still spent money :)
I seen someone with your plumeria! Though I didn't ask much about it..they are also selling hibiscus I believe :)
We will be at gardenfest for the palm expert 11-12 I think and probably get there a little earlier then that. I will bring your AVS with me in the truck :)
I got myself some gifts! 2 carnivorous plants and a Bonsai!
I BEAUTIFUL bonsai for 25.00..it was my valentine's gift :)
He knew I always wanted one and told me to pick one up!
Here is a picture
Oh Lorry its really getting cold here don't get sick.
Lorry I have several books from the 1940's -1980's
and the growing techniques have not changed :))
I love my books I read them over and over some each day !
That's the most beautiful Bonsai!
I've ver seen . Thanks for sharing :))
Oh Allison..you would NOT believe this ladies Bonsai! And they were about 20 to 50.00 which I thought was SOOO cheap for this quality :)
She now has me agreeing to go to bonsai meetings and I am going to try to do this also :)
I even bought a serissa to try it out on :) A pink one!
Also..my favorite books are from the 50s too :)..I have one I adore!
I wont' get sick hun :) We had a great time and kept coming home to change before going back!
lorry..so glad you guys got there..but it sure rained here..sun just peeked through for first time today...and the Bonsai is so nice.....you guys must go to the Japanese gardens i told you about in/near/palm beach....they have lots of bonsai and you would love it there i know...and an added plus,,,the America Sociey of Orchids is across the road...we'll have to go sometime...
...i will be there tomorrow some time...have a few things for you...may leave them at your house and than go to the fest etc....hibiscus are one of my favorites ...would llike to see the plumies....did you by chance get to the Hermann Nursery sale...they may have had some gessies there....lipstick lant i know they sell under their Angel label?
Oh we are definitely going to go there and it POURED here too..we are just die hard nuts!
I dont' remember but we hit each vendor..not as much browsing as I would like to do..saving that for tomorrow when I won't have water dripping off of my nose :)
The Plumies were by the chinese lady *all decked out* ont he table :) I am sure you will see them :)
i'lll be there tomorrow for sure...have a cute little surprise for you...lol...(no no..not another dog!!~)
Lorry, any chance you would look for Hibiscus 'chinese lantern' if you happen to pass the hibiscus folks again?
http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/c8/6915.jpg
(not my photo)
laurie..top tropicals has one i think
by the way they're from russia..wonder if they have any violets..i will have to ask them
www.TopTropicals.com - rare plants for home and garden
Coral Hibiscus, Skeleton Hibiscus, Chinese Lantern, Japanese Lantern, Fringed
Hibiscus Origin: Tropical East Africa incuded in CD catalog large shrub 5-10 ...
http://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=Hibiscus_schizopetalus - 20k - similar p
Hibiscus schizopetalus. I could start a cutting from the one at the Botanical gardens if you ask me very nicely...
Kenton
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/790/index.html
It only blooms once or twice a year at te gardens, but it does not have the best soil or light there. And the flower lasts only day! Nice one, though. I like the name. I feel akin.
Kenton..laurie was first...but i sure would like a cutting...i have had great success at rooting hibiscus....have you folks seen what are called the "exotic hibiscus"...?..big bucks...
Yea, that's where I found the link. But their site frustrates me. LOL, it's a designers nightmare...
I have looked at their begonias, but they make purchasing a hassle the way it's set up, after a few minutes, I close the window. i'm just picky like that, LOL! (and yea, it drives DH insane)
I've seen one or two on eBay now and then, but haven't looked for a while.
ok, I just reread what I wrote and gosh that sounded snooty! I'm just a bit critical where web design is concerned. If the site isn't easy to navigate and purchase, I'm gone. Just didn't want my AV friends to think I'm snooty, because it wouldn't be the first time I would have been accused of it! LOL.
Kenton, lets see what Lorry says, if she's not able, then I'll say in my best snooty-less mannerful way, Pretty Please with whipped cream and strawberries on top... And I might bust out a CD of HA and TBB! woo hoo!
oh laurie don't get me astarted again on Herb Albert etc....lol...i have MANY more stories to tell.....i am very much into hibiscus..i'll ck for you also laurie.....the russian site has some things others cannot find...they even have Lorry's husbands lipstick palm...not easy to find...
Bob, do they actually have it or do they just have the photo? That was the problem I had with the begonias, lots of photos, no way to order. =(
that hibiscus reminds me so much of my succulents that are blooming now
oh laurie..have never known them not to have it..if they don't they say so...might be worth an email?
if you had time yuou could visit them when you're here
Oh, what a good idea! How close to Miami are they? Uh oh, sound like I might get into trouble! Another nursery road trip! I knew I sould have rented the UHaul and not the Kia!
But Lauire do you have round trip ticket ? Maybe it would be cheaper to drive the U-haul home with new plants rather than shipping everything :))
he he...well Laurie...you're trip may not be as planned...rofl
Yea, I have a R/T ticket, but I'll probably have to buy another seat next to me to bring home boxes of plants! he he he...
i'll probably ship my clothes home and carry the plants and put them in the suitcase.
Laurie I don't think you can fit a u-haul of plants in your suit case lol
lalurie..just get some flat rate priority boxes ahead of time..have them addressed to you etc...and fill them up and send them when you leave...they get there in 3 days from here
Yea Bob, I think that's what I'll have to do. Since the sale is over on Sunday and I go to Ali's on monday, I don't want to have them sitting in the car for that long. So I'll box them all up and ship them off. I think I'll pull them out of their pots and remove some soil.
Not able to fit a uHaul worth in my suitcase?, just you watch me He he he!!!! I'm a creative packer!
Fancy...
one has to be creative in everything...lol....you'll get everything together..once in the 80's..i came to visit my folks here in Fl .....I had made fresh orange juice...froze some...put it in my suitcase..when i landed in L.A....they had lost my suitcase someplace...2 days later they delivered it to my house..and the juice was still frozen...lol
I shot you a dmail about the hibiscus Laurie.
One of the dealers said he had some but not with him!
He gave me a website to order it for 10.00 .
I can send you the link also once I dig it out of my purse :)
