Yes, Ernie. Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa is a discrete sp/var - who knows, it might even become G. verrucosa again, eventually. G. thunbergii was lumped into it once but EvJ separated it again as thunbergii has two quite unique characteristics.1. the leaves incurve and can almost completely encl...

Yes, indeed. Nice plant, Ernie, beautifully displayed.
Re. the 'Gasteria book', page 85, second item down, thunbergii --> carinata var. verrucosa. EvJ elevated it back to species status in 2007.

Here are some in the former collection of the late Cok Grootscholten:

I was equally excited that one of my Oreocereus celsianus has started to produce an offset at the bottom of the body.
For completeness, I've also added the top of the plant, some 42 inches higher up.

Looks very smart, MIke, when you 'blow it up'.
Lots of little tubercles bursting through there.

Ernie wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:32 am Maybe I should ask Stuart for my money back

Or ask Stuart's dear wife, Jane, to send you a new label!

The booklet arrived last night - what's the consensus around sharing scans of things like this that are hard to come by? More than happy to do it, but I don't want to break any rules. I would be more afraid of breaking the copyright laws, but am happy to help assess the severity of the offense if s...

Hello Allan,
The last three plants are superb!
You are definitely developing a fine collection of Haworthias, showing some striking features within 5 years or so.
Well done!

Maybe shorthand for what used to be called U. meninensis var. meninensis, now referred to as U. gummifera ssp. meninensis?

That is gorgeous, Allan!

Just FYI, As a chemist, (tu) for Ed re. sulfur not sulphur. :wink: IUPAC deemed that sulfur was the preferred spelling many years ago now, see e.g.: https://www.nature.com/articles/nchem.301 I'm sorry (or not) that my "Just FYI" post provoked so much discussion; and yes, sulfur is the mos...