I have just been given some seed of Melocactus violaceus and told they are difficult to germinate unless they are acid washed. My questions are. 1.What acid...
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Michael Miyashiro
hoya@xxx.xxxx
Sep 9, 1999 2:27 am
just germinate it in peat mixed in high humidity. MM ... From: John Gamesby NewEarth <john.gamesby@...> To: Melocactus@onelist.com...
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Marlon Machado
marlon@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 10, 1999 5:02 pm
Hello John, A little of information about this species: Melocactus violaceus is a species that grows in coastal regions of Brazil, from the state Rio de...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 11, 1999 6:03 am
On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, "John Gamesby NewEarth" wrote: < I have just been given some seed of Melocactus violaceus and told < they are difficult to germinate...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 11, 1999 6:46 am
This year (in January) I sowed a small amount of seed from three species: U. pectinifera, U. gummifera and U.flavispina. Unfortunately, the dividers and ...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 11, 1999 7:01 am
Sorry, I am new to "Onelist" I have re-posted this message (correctly I hope) to the "South American Cacti" community. ...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 11, 1999 8:03 pm
... fruit. Just a little further information, John - FWIW. Today I posted a picture in my Discocactus/Melocactus Photo Gallery showing chance seedlings of M. ...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 11, 1999 8:15 pm
Marlon Machado wrote: < Melocactus violaceus is a species that grows in coastal regions of Brazil, < from the state Rio de Janeiro till the state Alagoas;...
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JAMESICUS@...
Sep 12, 1999 5:42 pm
I posted the essence of the following message on cacti_etc so if you subscribe to that list please forgive the repetition. Many people are now using...
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John Gamesby NewEarth
john.gamesby@xxxxxxxx...
Sep 12, 1999 6:50 pm
Hi Marlon, Thanks for the information, I think the old problem here. As the plant is not often offered from seed and when it is it is not always as fresh as we...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 12, 1999 7:34 pm
In a message dated 9/12/99 11:52:31 AM US Mountain Standard Time, John Gamesby wrote: <snip> I'll put it's picture up ... Being new to OneList, I couldn't...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 13, 1999 5:14 pm
For all members of this list: I will shortly have a good supply of seed from this years crop of fruit from my cultivated plants - all the species illustrated...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 13, 1999 9:50 pm
The following is one of those "sorry for the repetition if you are also a member of cacti_etc" postings, but I thought it would be interesting to those who are...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 14, 1999 3:10 am
In a message dated 9/13/99 2:50:01 PM US Mountain Standard Time, I wrote: ... I forgot to mention that you should position your cursor over each thumbnail in...
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JAMESICUS@...
Sep 14, 1999 4:53 pm
Fellow list members: Gadzooks! We now have 25 members! Of course, we need a lot of participation in the form of questions, comments, information tidbits,...
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John Gamesby NewEarth
john.gamesby@xxxxxxxx...
Sep 14, 1999 6:58 pm
Hi all, I have posted two photo's in the shared files file JWG. The Melocactus pyramidalis is in a 7" pot for comparison. The other name I have for this is...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 14, 1999 9:36 pm
Today I posted a picture of a mature plant in my PhotoPoint album - as usual it is also posted in the Discocactus/Melocactus Photo Gallery of my website. This...
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kencarsanders
KenCarSanders@...
Sep 16, 1999 2:54 am
Hello everyone; Finally a list for my favorite cacti!! I have been growing cacti and succulents for six years now. Next year we are retiring to the Fort...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 16, 1999 3:04 am
In a message dated 9/14/99 11:58:33 AM US Mountain Standard Time, John ... Nice plants, John! I do recall running across that specific name somewhere, John,...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 16, 1999 3:23 am
In a message dated 9/15/99 7:52:07 PM US Mountain Standard Time, ... Welcome Carole! I know you will enjoy this list - all the Melocactophiles I have known...
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ycching@xxxxxxx.xxx
Sep 16, 1999 8:46 am
Hi, I'm Yen-Choon from Malaysia. Just joined this list. I only have 1 species of melocactus grown from seeds, which is almost two years old now. I hope to...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 16, 1999 9:54 am
In a message dated 9/16/99 1:47:12 AM US Mountain Standard Time, Yen Choon ... Welcome to this list, Yen Choon! Yes, we all learn from each other here, so ...
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Gérard Delanoy
delanoy@xxxxx.xxxxx.xxx
Sep 16, 1999 12:38 pm
Hi all, I am now on the list. This first message is short but I must go to water my numerous seedlings of Melocactus.I have two little seedlings of M....
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 16, 1999 12:50 pm
In a message dated 9/16/99 5:31:48 AM US Mountain Standard Time, Gerard ... Well, welcome Gerard! We will all benefit from having you on this list for sure....
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Marlon Machado
marlon@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 16, 1999 1:50 pm
Gerard Delanoy mentioned M. albicephalus in a previous message. This species is in fact a natural hybrid between M. glaucescens and M. ernestii (the variant...
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Mark Fryer
mock@xx.xxxx
Sep 16, 1999 3:44 pm
Greetings, Mark Fryer here in Portland Oregon.. I know a bunch of you, but have been out of communication for awhile due to a divorce and relocating and a ...
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Mark Fryer
mock@xx.xxxx
Sep 16, 1999 3:48 pm
I think Taylor considered neryi a lessor species (ssp.) and pyramidalis as syn. zehntneri.. macracanthos was also in the zehntneri clan, wasn't it? All...
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Mark Fryer
mock@xx.xxxx
Sep 16, 1999 4:11 pm
Marlon and Gerard discussing M. albicephalus. Interesting. It seems as often as not one will encounter this name representing some of Andean white-cephalium...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 16, 1999 4:25 pm
In a message dated 9/16/99 8:49:20 AM US Mountain Standard Time, Mark Fryer wrote: First, Mark - welcome! As Mark related in his introduction, he is an ...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Sep 16, 1999 4:34 pm
In my previous posting I stated: "M. macracanthos is a Venezuelan (and adjacent island) species." I should have said "mainly found on Curacao, Bonaire, Aruba...
