Letters
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Unfoxed?
Maureen Thompson's plant (Letters, Chamaerops #7),
looks like an Agave I have just acquired for our front rockery from
Southfields Nurseries, Grimsby.
Our new plant is just under a foot across, so assuming
the one in the photo is between one and two feet across, the habit,
shape and colour of the leaves and spines, and zigzag leaf edge
lines on the leaf surface all suggest Agave colorata. I hope it
is this species, which comes from N. Mexico, as our specimen will
presumably be similarly hardy. Anthony Walker Wimbledon.
The plant in the photo is most certainly an Agave
and one of the Parryi group, which would account for its hardiness.
My belief is that it is A. parryi huachucensis. Further details
on request. G T B Cooper - Oxford
The mystery plant in the last issue looks to me
like Agave pairryi from New Mexico and Arizona. They are not easy
to come by, and not often seen.
P. Yates - Derby
Europalms
I always enjoy reading 'Chamaerops'. Please keep
up the very high standard. I particularly liked the article in one
of the early editions about the European Fan Palms, Chamaerops humilis,
in the wild state, in Sardinia. It was a great thrill for me to
see these same palms growing wild on the Costa del Sol in southern
Spain, earlier this year.
Is there any chance of an article soon on Europe's
other native, the Cretan Date Palm (Phoenix theophrastii) in situ?
David Muat - Surrey.
Nikau Notice
I was very pleased to see the article on Rhopalostylis
sapida - the Nikau Palm - in the last issue. I would be pleased
to hear from anyone wishing to import large specimens direct from
New Zealand, as I can supply various sizes and would be happy to
arrange airfreight and all necessary documentation. Please write
to me at 20 Vic Butler Street, Mt. Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand.
Brian Laughland
Suggestion Box
May I make a couple of suggestions regarding 'Chamaerops'?
Firstly, a corner in each issue for members to list 'wants' or 'for
sale/exchange' plants. Second, publish a list of members' names
and addresses, so that those living in the same area can make contact?
Richard Darlow - Bamsley.
Happy to oblige on both counts - MG
Congratulations
Congratulations to Greville Arnold-Jenkins, EPS
member and landscape gardener. His London plot, in a contest open
to amateurs and professionals alike, has won the accolade "Garden
of the Year 1992"
O.K. so it was a contest restricted to South London
and neighbouring Surrey, sponsored jointly by a local newspaper
and nursery, but this in no way demeans the achievement!
Inspired by Tresco Abbey gardens, the collection
of exotic plants was both in the ground and in pots and containers
on the patio. The judges admitted to being impressed by the integration
of palms, cacti and exotic shrubs into the overall landscaped effect.
Well done, Greville! - MG.
* * *
I'll just steal this corner to apologise to all
members who've submitted articles and letters that haven't yet appeared.
I'm very sorry about this. They certainly will be published, as
soon as space allows. Meanwhile, keep writing! MG.
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