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From:
aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of John Criswick
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 8:59
PM
To: 'Discussion of aroids'
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroid
Plantmen
Hi David,
Bob and Catherine Wilson did create a wonderful botanical
garden in Las Cruces, Costa Rica. I understand it was off
the beaten track and very difficult to get there. I was hearing about it in the
60s.
Yes I do believe that Anderson’s
Nursery is in Carlsbad.
Did anyone know Bob See of Florida and of the aroids he created?
John Criswick
Grenada.
From:
aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of DAVID LEEDY
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014
11:27 AM
To: Discussion of aroids
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroid
Plantmen
Thank
you Derek,
The Newsletter is
exactly where I was trying to direct that kind of information.
Over 35 years ago, I
propagated Aroids for Bob Cole and Bill Cook's Botanical Gardens Plant Shop in
Reseda, California.
I recall that they mentioned Ed Hummel, but they always referred to him
as "Mr. Hummel." Like so many, I can't remember what I knew
about him.
I was of the opinion
that Anderson's red was from Anderson's
Nursery in the San Diego area, possibly Carlsbad. I do
recall visiting that nursery around 40 years ago and meeting his son, I believe
his name was Rod. It is quite possible that Mr. Hummel named it.
I am of the opinion
that one of the Bobs, Wilson or McColley, went to Costa Rica and built a rare plant
nursery or area there.
David Leedy
On
Monday, August 25, 2014 5:28 AM, derek burch
wrote:
David,
The articles that Enid
and I did for the June Newsletter were attempts to stimulate more on this type
reminiscence (perhaps of a more serious nature than mine) –but, rather as
expected, there has been no follow up. The medium for publishing in an archived
form Newsletter and Aroideana) does exist. Now we need more people to join in
with submissions.
Best, Derek
p.s. Fantastic Gardens
was Bob Wilson, not Bob McColley, who was active in the Apopka area at Bamboo
Nursery, and introduced a number of philodendrons, including such gems as
Prince of Orange
’. After his death, his wife Cora continued his work if my memory is correct.
Glasshouse Works attributes Anderson
’s Red to Ed Hummel.
From:
aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of DAVID LEEDY
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 7:33
PM
To: Aroid-L List
Subject: [Aroid-l] Aroid Plantmen
I
appreciated the information given to us on this list by A. Sunjian with respect
to Philodendron ‘xEvansii’ and Philodendron ‘ Soledad ’. However, I want to
know more about the “Plantsmen” in the Aroid Plant Family. We can read
about the old timey Botanist (e.g. Schott and Engler & Kraus), the
Botanists of our life time (e.g. Cecil Prime and Monroe Birdsey), and the current
Botanists. But how about the Plansmen?
What
is the story of Anderson ’s Red (Philodendron)
and of particular interest would be Bob McCauley of Fantastic
Gardens fame in Miami ? What other Plantsmen should we
know about? How about famous Plantsmen in Australia
, the UK , Germany , etc.?
What cultivars or hybrids are they responsible for?
I,
for one, would really appreciate anyone taking the time to either write this
down or tell me where I might otherwise find it.
Thank
you.
David
Leedy
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