Chamaerops No.10
Spring Edition 1993
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Left: Dictocaryum sp., Ecuador,
South America.
Right: Ceroxylon sp. dwarfs the figure at its base. Ecuador. |
Editorial
South
American Diary
Martin Gibbons
Christmas 1992, and your editor finds himself in Ecuador, up in
the top left-hand corner of South America, where the palms have
to be seen to be believed
Fairchild
Garden - Paradise Lost?
Steve Swinscoe
Last August, Hurricane Andrew struck Florida with devastating force.
One of the areas hardest hit was Fairchild Tropical Garden. But
all is not lost....
Canary
Date - Devon Style
David Hutchinson
Can this be England? David Hutchinson reports on the 'discovery
'of what must be one of the largest palms - of any species - in
England
The
Trachy-strippers of Kunming
Martin Gibbons
You may ha ye heard tell about the fibres of Trachycarpus fortunei
being used for brushes and brooms. This article lays the facts bare,
and reveals all
A
Tale of Two Washingtonias
Greville Arnold-Jenkins
Does provenance play a part in the hardiness and growth habits of
different plants of the same species? An interesting trial designed
to find out is explained in this article.
When
in Romania...
Dr. Felician Micle
Join Dr. Mile for a guided tour around one of Europe 's less well-known
Botanic Gardens.
Hydroculture-vulture
Ulrich Gramm
Enthusiast Ulrich Gramm of Germany explains a completely new approach
to growing palms, entirely without soil.
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