Subject: botanic gardens in Mexico

From: Charlie Butterworth <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 14:07:53 +0100

I am looking for information on botanic gardens in Mexico.

Any help would be appreciated?

thanks,

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Charlie Butterworth

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From: [email-masked] (Doug Yanega)
Date: 29 Aug 1996 00:38:57 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,

> Any help would be appreciated?

Ah, memories...the BEST botanic garden in Mexico isn't even open to the
public any more. It's an enormous cactus and succulent garden on the
outskirts of Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, and truly mind-boggling, with
plants from all over the world and quite possibly the vast majority of
species found in Mexico. The problem is that the only person alive who
knows what all the plants are is the ancient groundskeeper, and it's all
in his head, down to species. When he goes, the garden will probably go
with him. I had the fortune of spending an hour in there a few years ago,
I shot one roll of film within minutes, and could have shot a dozen more
and still not come close to getting everything there. One of those places
that SHOULD be a national treasure, but there is no money to support it
(and it's not like the Coahuilan chaparral is a big tourist area).

¡Que lastima!

Doug Yanega     ([email-masked])
Illinois Natural History Survey, 607 E. Peabody Dr. 
Champaign, IL 61820  USA  (217) 244-6817 fax:(217) 333-4949
affiliate, University of Illinois Dept. of Entomology
  http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu:80/~dyanega/my_home.html
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