tripsis

Thanks for the replies. Just followed your advice kada, the wool is firmly attached. I can see inside the plant enough to see that it doesn't appear to be rotting anymore. The rot only last a day or so, enough that the ends of the ribs rotted off and then it stopped. If it plant doesn't rot, what do you predict will happen?

I sure hope so!!

Something strange is happening with this Loph. Around a week or so ago I noticed a hole forming at the apex of it, where the ribs meet and the new growth appears. It has slowly but steadily got larger, then a couple of days ago the end of the ribs began rotting away. The rot wasn't the sort of rot where you'd expect it to overtake the entire plant though, it looked more like apoptosis as a line appeared where the rot stopped and then the dead tissue just shrivelled up. When looking closely, you can inside the plant, where it looks quite hollow. As you can see, there appears to be a concentration of areoles inside the centre of the hole. Is this a new offset emerging or something else?

This is incredibly fucked up. I mean, WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY?! How the hell did it ever get to this? Rudd is a downright prick, I can't decide if he or Howard is worse, but this sure doesn't feel like a democracy. Oh, they'll traget us alright, no way do they want the spread of drug-related information to flow freely around the place if they have a means to stop it. Yeah, true, they don't stop this kind of thing from hitting the bookshelves, but what does hit th bookshelves is not nearly as easily or freely available as what is on the net.

Fuck this irks me. Invasive weeds cause massive problems for ecosystems and poison can be the only viable way to eliminating them. There are numerous examples of invasive weeds creating monocultures in vast tracts of land, wiping out most of the other flora and fauna that previously inhabited those areas. If you have seen any valleys that are nothing but lantana, or coastline which has been completely overtaken by bitou bush, perhaps you would think differently. People don't own the land, we live on it. "Stealing land off the people"? What the fuck? The land was here before we were, virtually every other species was here before we were. If anything, we steal the land off everything else. It is fortunate for the earth that there are "greenies" around that can see that people don't have the right to fuck up every single ecosystem and fight to preserve and conserve some of what is left. It's fucked up views like yours that perpetuate problems. Stop spreading misinformation, there's enough of it around already. Where can you buy agent orange, eh?

To get this thread moving again, will add the below to the above... VVVVV P. galindoi sporeprint (for microscopy only!) VVVVV

You incense rocks VS, it smells great. Everyone love it. <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.png

That is incredible, no matter what the actual cause may be.

Hmmm, interesting changes, some good, some not so much. What the hell is with restricting the number of Astrophytums, Mamillaria grahamii, Turbinicarpus', Pelecyphora aselliformis and others??! Yep.

Damn, what has happened to that poor Loph? It's looks like it's been battered pretty badly.

Hooray for kangaroos! <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_biggrin.png

Yes, there is, but if you are going to use the rank of kingdom to describe something, then by default you are following the common train of thought.

Interesting method Chiral. I think as long as it's kept dry during the time it takes to callous, having it buried would be okay, although humid climates might change that. Do you really think there is an advantage between allowing it to callous somewhat and plantsing it freshly cut, if either way it is deep planted? I think that is going a bit far. Algae differ from cacti far more than cacti differ from, say, gymnosperms, yet they are all still considered plants. Something that I haven't understood yet, why are non-cactus plants referred to as vascular plants while cacti are not, even though cacti have vascular tissues? Is it just for convenience?

Got it today VS, thanks so much. Smells absolutely incredible, although I haven't burnt any yet. I'll wait for my girlfriend to be present first as I know she'll appreciate it.

Gorgeous flowers!

Good points reptyle, nicely said. Interesting breakdown on the specific uses you have found for the substances you use.

Hey Teotz, I'm not a member on Edot. Care to post some of the info from there here? Has anyone had experience with "high doses" on the seeds?

You wouldn't be able to grow it even if you could get seeds. It's a parasite of certain species of trees.

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Not sure if this helps, from the Herbalistics gallery... /applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://www.herbalistics.com.au/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/Diploterys%2520seeds.jpg&key=e91986fc72bf86132a1c0da66cb96b9ab9e286c8f509ea305e7cf2fc64d04043

Awesome crests and TBMs.

Was just reading about Erythrina spp. on the SAB website. Sounds interesting, albeit dangerous. I've UTFSE and read a fair few thread, but would like to know more. Does anyone have any experience with them, or know of anyone with first-hand experiences? Am interested in both effects and side-effects, especially in regards to higher doses and toxicity. Coral trees grow commonly as a pretty noxious weed around here, although I'm pretty sure they are a hybrid. They can become mono-cultural groves if allowed to, especially around creek lines...

Interesting...I've never liked the look of grainy pills like that. That's a shitload of pills at any rate. Since when was sun protection considered a disguise? <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_biggrin.png

Not sure who saw Jeremy J's talk at EGA, but for those of you who did, you'll probably remember his mention of A. obtecta. I remember it had around 2% alkaloids in the leaves and bark (I think that's right, although less in one and more in the other), most of which were β-carbolines, but some of which was also DMT. My questions are, does anyone know anything more about this species? Anything about which β-carbolines they are and the percentage of DMT? Were there any other tryptamines I'm forgetting? Anyone have any experience with this species?

I should have some pachanoi pollen in a couple/few weeks. How long does it stay viable for?