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09-10-2007, 01:36 PM
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| dutchman's pipes i got a seed pod off one of the dutchman's pipes that lives outside the smithsonian a couple summers ago; took months for the silly things to sprout, and then i only got two; i've been nursing them along and put them out in an eastern exposure this spring--and one of them bloomed!!  -pretend there's a picture here- it's got at least three more buds too. my neighbors have been walking over and goggling at it. hee!  http://www.floridata.com/ref/A/aris_ele.cfm
__________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/v/caffeine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Apart from the utility of binomials for standardizing reference for effective communication, Laelia Speciosa is a tad easier to pronounce and spell than its Atzec name chichiltictepetzacuxochitl." --Alec Pridgeon      |
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09-10-2007, 06:05 PM
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| Hi Janet, You are a clever lady to raise the plant from seed and get it to flower. The link was very interesting and well presented. I hope you took note of the warning! When the buds open I hope you will post some pics. Bill |
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09-11-2007, 12:54 PM
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| i have pics, but my camera is film. one of these days i'll join the 21st century.  i noticed the warning; no one (human, feline or otherwise) seems to be eating the plants so i guess it's ok; also, as i mentioned, the smithsonian has three of these out in a public garden crawling with tourists, so i guess they're safe enough if you don't grind them up and drink them or anything.
__________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/v/caffeine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Apart from the utility of binomials for standardizing reference for effective communication, Laelia Speciosa is a tad easier to pronounce and spell than its Atzec name chichiltictepetzacuxochitl." --Alec Pridgeon |
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09-11-2007, 06:04 PM
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| Janet,I have fought against going digital ever since the first digi cameras came on the market. I was a member of the film only camera brigade until I eventually realised that the system was, from the point of view of cash outlay, ( film cost, processing cost, not to mention waiting for work being carried out in the photo shop ), that digi is the only way. I can experiment and shoot as many pics as I desire and if they all turn out bad I can simply delete them from the card and start again. I can put the card in a card reader and upload all the pics. into the computer, and print them if I wish. I can connect the camera to my tele and view the pics on the screen just after taking them. It is not ' pure ' photography but it is very convenient. There are many other plusses that I have not mentioned!!! Give it some thought, Bill |
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09-12-2007, 09:32 AM
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| we are on hard wired cable at the house. the resident geek is considering going wireless; when that happens, i'll probably get a laptop. if i get a laptop, i'll definitely get a digicam. but until then, since i don't have a computer to upload digipics to, i'll stick with the film cam. and i like film, i must admit.  but one of these days i'll get totally geekified.... 
__________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/v/caffeine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Apart from the utility of binomials for standardizing reference for effective communication, Laelia Speciosa is a tad easier to pronounce and spell than its Atzec name chichiltictepetzacuxochitl." --Alec Pridgeon |
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