In his program for the SFPS meeting on April 7, Chip Jones gave a roomful of appreciative folks a broad tour of Peru, a botanically captivating country. He’s certainly qualified, having been there eight times in the past two years! Via both word and photo, Chip hammered home the point that Peru is not simply an expanse of low, flat terrain. Accordingly, lots of its high-elevation plant species would not be at home in the soil and climatic conditions of southern Florida, but a trove of other material finds our region just peachy.
The program was followed by an auction that was in several instances hotly-contested. Following is the list of the auction items and the names of the donors. We are, as always, grateful for the generosity.
PLANTS
Coccothrinax fragrans . . . . . . . . . . Montgomery Botanical Center
Coccothrinax spissa . . . . . . . . . . . . Paulette Johnson
Coccothrinax sp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montgomery Botanical Center
Cocos nucifera hybrid . . . . . . . . . . Mary Ann Gibbs
Copernicia gigas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toi Mansen
Euterpe oleracea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Action Theory Nursery
Howea forsteriana . . . . . . . . . . . . . Action Theory Nursery
Mauritia flexuosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Action Theory Nursery
Washingtonia robusta . . . . . . . . . . Action Theory Nursery
BOOK
“The Biology of Trees Native
to Tropical Florida” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montgomery Botanical Center
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