Re: [aroid-l] A. titanum seed

From: Troy & Izumi <hachiya at indosat.net.id> on 2004.06.04 at 04:57:26(11564) Hi Wilberty Sounds good but sphagnum here in the hot tropics is worth more than the seed and I cannot get hold of any! When I have had it before it has died immediately and disintegrated rapidly, it doesn't like the constant heat. I'm afraid it will have to be the damp, fungicided newspaper in ziplock bags for anyone that wants the berries cleaned. If, despite Alan's message explaining the reasons for cleaning the berry flesh, anyone still wants their seeds left in the berry please state this in an email to me and I will do so and send them all together in a separate package to the "cleaned" seeds, for Alan to distribute. Please note that I will not, of course, be held responsible for any seeds left in the berry that are confiscated by customs in the US. For other all other countries, and Australians in particular, I recommend you allow me to clean the seeds and send them as I have described on my web page. +More I can almost certainly guarantee that any seeds with flesh on them WILL be confiscated (at least by Australian quarantine) and I would rather have left them in the jungle than see the seeds destroyed. Cheers, Troy. ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] A. titanum seed > I guess that keeping them in the berry is safe BUT not when the journey is > going to be long or the flesh is already close to going mushy itself. Mushy > flesh leads to rot of the seeds. When the seeds must be taken out, be sure > to send them in slightly moist sphagnum. That is a miracle substrate. Quite > often it stimulates the seeds to start making their first root in the > sphagnum during transport. > > Cheerio, > Wilberty > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu > > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens plantguy@zoominternet.net > > Verzonden: vrijdag 4 juni 2004 3:28 > > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > > Onderwerp: Re: [aroid-l] A. titanum seed > > > > > > Hi Troy, > > > > You indicate that you are going to ship the seeds out of the berry. I > > wonder if this is required or wise. I received Amorph > > hewitii seeds from > > Malesiana in the berry without a problem here in the U.S. > > Wouldn't the seed > > inside the berry be considered sterile? It would be great if > > Peter Boyce, > > Wilbert, Alan or others with expertise on Amorph seeds could > > comment on the > > best way to ship. It would be a shame to ship seeds that > > didn't germinate > > well. Thanks to all that can comment and help the seeds > > arrive in perfect > > germinating condition. > > > > The pics of the Arisaema are wonderful!! > > > > Dan Devor > > Pittsburgh, PA

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