Editorial
Martin Gibbons, c/o The Palm Centre
Chamaerops No. 3, published online 23-11-2002
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Gosh - July already, and the summer's only just
started here in London. Even if it 's a good one, it's going to
be a very short one. At least we have Kew Day to look forward to,
when all those who responded to the invitations sent out with the
last issue of "Chamaerops" will descend on Kew Gardens
for a palmy day out, with talks and visits. A full report will be
made in the next issue.
Even though the weather has been cool, and very
wet, good old Trachycarpus fortunei has proved itself again, as
THE garden' palm. They ye just carried on growing, loving the cool
moist conditions, an d gaining a head start on the other palms,
all petulantly waiting for the sunshine.
Our membership continues to rise, and we now have
nearly 200 subscribers. We've also another 2 countries to add to
our list and we welcome the new members in Denmark and Greece, diverse
countries, different in climate and culture, and we hope to hear
from both in due course about their experiences in growing exotic
plants.
In this bumper issue you will find a good selection
of articles, beginning with a drive along the Via Aurelia, in northwestern
Italy, where Tobias Spanner has spent many happy hours and driven
many happy miles in search of palms. You can read about what to
see, and where, on page 4.
Around the other side of the world, in New Zealand,
author Keith Boyer has been experimenting with high altitude palms
from the Andes Mountains of South America, and his experiences,
and his practical tips, can save much time and trouble for those
wanting to do likewise. His letters to Tony King form the basis
of an interesting and practical article, which begins on page 9.
Back in Europe, businessman Martin Salisbury makes
frequent trips to Portugal, and usually manages to find time to
visit the botanic gardens there, where there are some beautiful
palms. You can read about them in 'Palms in Portugal'.
The nail-biting conclusion of the Wilko Karmelk/Martin
Gibbons expedition to India to attempt to locate the long-lost Trachycarpus
takil begins on page 13. There was success and failure as you can
read in the third and final episode.
Last, but by no means least, a wonderful article
by Angus White attempts to sort out the muddle between Cordyline
australis and Cordyline indivisa, mixed up in horticulture for a
hundred years or more, and resulting still in wrongly labelled plants
across the whole continent. Turn to page 18. Our thanks to Mr. Donald
Hare, of Dublin, for the splendid photograph.
Martin Gibbons
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