>Anyone have any idea what Fuchs or the old guard used to do it preserve
>their cut inflorescences until judging time?
Since I haven't looked into trying to preserve flowers for judging and
don't
know about the restrictions of chemicals please forgive me if it is against
rules, but what about using a product called 'ethyl-bloc'? It's used to
hold
the bottom leaves on easter lilies and the flowers of many plants when they
are going to be held in a cooler for a little while; it restricts the
action
of ethylene senescence on plant cells (keeps them fresh) or prevents the
action of I believe red coloration on certain bromeliads that I think
respond to higher ethylene levels by changing color (how you get 'red'
bromeliads that just happen to 'color up' at Christmastime)
regards,
charles
Well, there's an idea. I don't see that there's anything against it in
section 5.3 of the handbook.
K Barrett
N Calif, USA
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