RESEARCH ON PLUMERIAS   Studies on Branching A study on branching has been conducted under the direction of Dr. Richard Criley at the University of ^^^ i>. Criley has written us recently that the project will not be completed for several months more but so far it has been found that "... lanolin paste applications of N-6-benzyladenine (rates from 0.5 to 4 mg BA per gram of lanolin) to cut stumps/branches produced an increased number of breaks over the controls, but there were insufficient replications for good statistics." In 1973 Dr.Criley published some valuable research in the Horticulture Digest, a publication of the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Hawaii, e

  INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS     Abigail 108 Adenium obesum Desert Rose 62 Allamanda cathartica "Cherries Jubilee' 63 Allamanda.cathartica var. Hendersonii 62 Allamanda Williamsii 'Stansill's Double' 62 Angus Selection 23 Aztec Gold 48 Badianus Manuscript 6 Bali Palace 109 Bali Whirl 102 Black Tip Fungus 50 Bud Development 6 Candy Stripe xii Carissa grandiflora. 'Compacta' 63 Carmen 84 Caroline B. 103 Catharanthus roseus Periwinkle 63 Celadine 22 Cerise 30 Cindy Moragne 30 Coleosporium Dominguense 50 Courtade 14 Daisy Wilcox 48 Dean Conklin 48 Donald Angus 22 Dwarf Deciduous 48 Dwarf

  ORGANIZATIONS AND SOURCES   Undoubtedly the finest plumeria research station is the University of Hawaii's Waimanolo Research Station on Oahu, under the direction of Dr. Richard A. Criley. Some of the major collections of the world may be found at the Matrimandir Gardens, Auroville, South India; the Singapore Botanic Gardens; Koko Head Crater near Diamond Head on Oahu (devoted exclusively to plumerias); the Calcutta Botanic Gardens; Foster Botanical Gardens in Honolulu; the Botanic Gardens on the island of St. Vincent; and the Waimea Arboretum in Haleiwa, on Oahu's North Shore.   THE HISTORY OF THE PLUMERIA SOCIETY   The Plumeria Society of Americ

Ellen#15 - One of the many spectacular under trial at various testing grounds in Hawaii  Page - 44 THE MORAGNE HYBRIDS   A significant breakthrough in plumeria hybridizing was made by the late Bill Moragne former plantation manager for Grove Farms Sugar Company on Kauai. Gardening was' a lifelong hobby for the Moragnes, and Bill and his wife, Jean, grew numerous anthuriums, hibiscus, heliconias and plumerias. Bill Moragne's daughter, Mary, has kindly shared with us all the publications she could gather on her father's work in controlled hybridization. We quote her own words from an article published in the Garden Club of America Bulletin, Vol. 63,

Larva of the long-horned beetle, Lagocheirus obsole- tus Thorns, in the stem of a plumeria. Long-horned beetle, Lagocheirus obsoletus Thoms. Long-horned beetle on a plumeria branch — note area that has been chewed         Rust pustules of Coleos- porium dominguense appearing on the under- side of a plumeria leaf Black tip fungus that has killed new growth and completely inhibited fur- ther development A fascinating anomaly — the appearance of new leaf growth from a prior inflorescence  

Remembering the Mother Talk by Narad at Savitri Bhavan February 18, 2007   Since 2002 we have been holding gatherings at Savitri Bhavan where people share their personal memories of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo. Some of these accounts have been collected and published in book form by our friends Varadharajan and Shyamala, under the title Darshan. A second volume is now in preparation. To give a sample of this activity of Savitri Bhavan we have chosen this talk of Narad, gardener, musician and poet. He was the first to receive Blessings from the Mother for public reading of Savitri in Auroville; he was responsible for preparing the first slid

Interview with Narad By Alan – Auroville Today January 31, 2005  Slightly Revised Question: Is there a conflict between the ‘Green Belt’ people and the Matrimandir Gardens staff There is no conflict. Our work differs in its focus but that is the only difference.  We have the greatest respect for each other and I always visit some Greenbelt communities every time I return.  The Matrimandir Gardens are something quite different in aim and expression from the afforestation work, though all work with and for the earth is essentially one.  The Gardens will be intense in the concentration and power of beauty they must manifest but in size a small fractio

A Talk to the Students and Teachers of the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education – Revised and Enlarged     The Lower? Species   Some Intimate Experiences with Birds   I think perhaps this is the first time I have not spoken of flowers but I would like to share with you today some of my intimate experiences with Nature and the joy she has brought me these many years.  Although some of you have heard these stories, perhaps more than once, I hope they will prove to be new for others among you and fill your hearts with the wonders that I have been granted to see and participate  in during

Psychological Perfection - Talk to the Southern California Plumeria Society   [courtesy: http://www.plumerias.com/weblog/2005/09/richard_eggenbe.html ] Richard Eggenberger (Narad) - A Lifetime with Plumeria   This tropical plant specialist has spent "A Lifetime with Plumeria" and is most well known for his book, The Handbook on Plumeria Culture, written with his wife Mary Helen in 1985. To many others, he is also the past president of the PSA (Plumeria Society of America) and with his wife founded the Plumeria People in Houston, Texas. This is a complete transcription of his message to the Southern California Plumeria Society in 2005. Richard (Narad) opens with Sa