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Sacha writes:
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| | Nick, I'm trying to get hold of the jade vine, Strongylodon macrobotrys,
| so
| | far without success. I see that Cambridge Botanic Gardens have one. Do
| | they ever propagate it and sell the results?
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| Dunno, but it isn't impossible. Their telephone number is
| 01223 336265, Email is and their
| Web page is http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/. They won't do
| mail order, but please kick me into doing that for you!
|
| Very kind, Nick, thanks. I'll get in touch with them today.
|
| I did and my goodness what a quick reply! Unfortunately, it wasn't the
| answer I wanted - they sell no plants at all! Isn't that a bit of a missed
| opportunity?

I think that they answered the wrong question. They don't sell
commercially, but do have sales. I will try to remember to look
out for them, but they usually include mainly surplus bedding
plants and similar.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.