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Saw this on the rec.gardens group and thought someone here might be
interested.
Chrissie Devinney
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Subject: Yunnan collection
From: [log in to unmask] (Gerald W. Roe)
Date: 8 Dec 1994 07:13:21 GMT
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Our nursery is working with the Kun Ming Botannical Institute in
China on arranging a plant exploration and collection trip to
Yunnan Province in the spring of 1995. We made a reconnaissance
trip last spring and found the area to be a botanical treasure
trove; however there were serious difficulties with the local
authorities regarding permission to collect there. Through
negotiations with the locals at that time, and with the Kun Ming
Institute on a subsequent trip, we have paved the way for what we
hope will be a very fruitful mission. The Institute will provide
us with guides, vehicles, drivers, translators, etc.
As part of the conditions of the cooperative venture, we need to
establish American repositiories for the Yunnan collection. The
Foster Botanical Gardens in Hawaii has agreed to handle the
tropical portion of the collection, and we are now seeking a
similar institution to handle the temperate zone plants. This
could be either a university or a private botanical garden. We
favor a site in the state of Oregon, but would be willing to
consider other sites. If your institution would be interested in
handling the collection, please email me.
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Gerry Roe Trans-Pacific Nursery Rare & Exotic Plants
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