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Spreading the Word
     

 Our first complete issue in Spanish
Translations to Spanish by Daniel Flouret, Argentina


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Victoria 2009

Startling in their beauty, are the
White Ones good for Victoria amazonica?
English
| Spanish

Victoria Images from Around the World

   

 
The World's Tiniest Waterlily
doesn't grow in water -
Nymphaea thermarum

by Carlos Magdalena 
English | Spanish
   

Hardy Waterlily Hybridization
An Illustrated Tutorial
Article and photos by Pairat Songpanich, Thailand 
English | Spanish
   

Fourth in the series of Koi Varieties -
Living works of art
Utsurimono – Shiro, Hi, and Ki Utsuri

by Pam Spindola, California USA
English | Spanish
   

Sometimes knee deep in mud, Dan shows us
The Artistry of Lotus
English
| Spanish
by Dan Schreiber, New South Wales Australia
   

 
A closer look at the
Waterlily Displays 2009
at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
English
| Spanish
Photos by David Smith and Carlos Magdalena
   

 
New Species and Hybrids for RBG Kew
English
| Spanish
300K - For shorter downloads Gallery 1 | Gallery 2 | Gallery 1 Spanish | Gallery 2 Spanish
by Carlos Magdalena, United Kingdom
   

The do's and don'ts of
Dividing and Sharing Aquatic Plants
English
| Spanish
by Rich Sacher, Louisiana USA 
   

 
What's wrong with this pond?
Aquatic Plant CSI
by Steve Stroupe, Alabama USA
(also starring members of Victoria-Adventure's email discussion list) 
English | Spanish
   

Development of the spectacular
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Butterfly
English
| Spanish
Photos by Craig Presnell, Florida USA 
   

 
Nelumbo Habitat Devastated in India
English
| Spanish
by KK Agrawal, Jaipur, India 
   

A Three-Part Series on Building Ponds for Wildlife
Part 1- Why Build a Pond for Wildlife?
English
| Spanish
by Kathy Biggs, California USA
   

Ingenious Materials and Design Create
Floating Islands at The Oregon Garden
English
| Spanish
by Dave Brigante, Oregon USA
   

Update to “Wetland Wonders of the World”
by Jorge Monteverde, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spanish | English
2009 List of RAMSAR Sites I.2M download
Not recommended for dialup connections
   

Journal Archive
Index to articles by subject
Index to articles by author


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Editor-in-Chief - Charles B. Thomas
Publisher & Design Director - Kit Knotts

Contributors, Columnists & Correspondents 
  Argentina 
    Jorge Monteverde
Daniel Flouret
  Australia 
  Nannette Bailey
Noelene Pullen
Pam Wilson
Jeremy Prentice
Paul Noonan
Andre Leu
Ivan Noziak
  Belgium   
    François van Avondt
  Brazil
    Bruno Rezende Silva - Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Felipe de Araújo Pinto Sobrinho
  Bolivia   
    Luzmila (Chiqui) Arroyo, Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff M.
Tonchi Ribero
  Canada  
    Janice Mason Steeves
  China
  Dou Jian, Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen
Li Shu-juan, Xi'an Botanical Garden
  Cyprus 
    Andreas Protopapas
  Germany
    Dieter Bechthold 
Markus Germann
Werner Wallner
  Guatemala
    Alvaro Hurtado
  India  
    KK Agrawal 
  Israel   
    Michael Avishai
  Italy   
    Alberto Grossi 
  Malaysia
    Kenneth Khoo 
  Mexico 
    Fernando Molina O.M.
  The Netherlands 
    André S.J. van Proosdij, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
  New Zealand
    Darin Brenner
  Panamá 
    Carla Black
  Romania 
    Ana Veler
  South Africa 
    Pieter van der Walt 
Johan du Plessis
  Switzerland
    Peter Kacalanos
Beth Krasna
  Thailand   
    Primlarp Wasuwat Chukiatman
Pairat Songpanich  
Dr. Slearmlarp Wasuwat
  Trinidad/Tobago
    Kevin Kenny 
  United Kingdom
    Pat Clifford, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland
John Dawes, England 
Dan Leighton, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Carlos Magdalena, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
David Smith, England
Nick Veasey, England
  United States
    Laura Adams, Texas
Alexis America, Hawaii
Laura Bancroft, Alabama
Louis Belloisy, Connecticut
Kathy Biggs, California
Dave Brigante, Oregon
Ted Coletti, New Jersey
David Curtright, California
Duane Eaton, Texas
Derek Fell, Pennsylvaina
Soni Forsman, Minnesota
Joyce Grigonis, New York
C. Barre Hellquist, Massachusetts
David Jones, Larry Schokman, David Blake, The Kampong, Florida
Tamara Kilbane, North Carolina
Charles Leach, Ohio
Leo Martin, Arizona
Joe Mascarenas, Colorado
Richard Moyroud, Florida
Warner Orozco-Obando, Ken Tilt, Bernice Fischman, Auburn University
Walter Pagels, California
Joel Police, Indiana
Peter Ponzio, Illinois
Craig Presnell, Florida
Don Pylant, Texas
Rich Sacher, Louisiana 
Pam Spindola, California
Steve Stroupe, Alabama
Joe Summers, Missouri
Daike Tian, Alabama
Joseph V. Tomocik, Colorado
John Wiersema, Maryland
  Venezuela
    Fernando Santos 



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