seeds from Lowrie

From: Chris.Breckpot@olvz-aalst.be
Date: Thu Jan 23 1997 - 09:03:18 PST


Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 19:03:18 +0200
From: Chris.Breckpot@olvz-aalst.be
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg337$foo@default>
Subject: seeds from Lowrie


          Glenn Rankin recently wrote :

>Allen Lowrie's current catalog is now available \001(

>If you've never seen it, it's worth a look. He has a very large
          selection \001(
>\001(

>Be cautioned, however, that some of his seeds are difficult to
>germinate. For instance, I have been trying to get D. gigantea
          from
>him to germinate for more than two years.
>\001(

          Hi all,

          Indeed, Lowrie/s seed list is very impressive. My experience is
          that the number of his seeds that germinate is far less
          impressive !
          For three consecutive years, I ordered a number of seeds. The
          results were very poor. I am not talking about tricky things like
          Australian cp seeds which are known to be slow in germinating.
          Even the easy ones, like Sarracenia, did not came up. Seeds from
          other sources, treated identically, germinated like nothing.
          I guess some of his seeds are not stored properly or/and are
          simply too old. Why does he not indicate the date of collection
          like some other companies do ?
          If I were alone, I would not have posted this message, but the
          fact is that I have heard more complaints about the quality of
          his seeds.
          Right or just bad luck ? I would like to hear the opinion of
          other subscribers.
          Best regards,

          Christian Breckpot



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