http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog Asphodelaceae: Haworthia, Gasteria, Astroloba, Aloe, Bulbine and others Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:53:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bruce Bayer continues to explore, study, think critically, and write; here is his latest compilation. 166 A4 pages, gloss art paper, thermal bound between two 250g A4 white card covers. Well over 500 photographs and maps, all of which are color except for a few archive and SEM photos. ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/32 Charles Craib and Umdaus Press have done it again! Grass Aloes in the South African Veld is a wonderful collection of field notes and species descriptions that makes for a wonderful read for those of us unable to get out into the veld. The watercolors by Gillian ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/31 Artist Gerhard Marx Watercolors painted by Gerhard Marx in 2003 of photos taken by Lawrence Loucka while on field trip ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/8 Wednesday 9 October: Cape Town, … Bredasdorp, De Hoop De Hoop Nature Reserve Bredasdorp reservation office Tel: +27 28 425 5020 Fax: +27 28 425 5030 Email: bredasdorp@capenature.co.za http://www.capenature.org.za/index.php?fSectionId=81 http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/24 Sunday 6 October: Calitzdorp - Welkom - Rietvlei - Rooibergpas - Vanwyksdorp - Sandkraal - Muiskraal - Riversdal - Kweekkraal Kweekkraal Guest Farm Riversdale Tel: ++27 28 713 2679 Cell: 082-458 8454 Email: info@kweekkraal.com http://www.kweekkraal.com Monday 7 October: Kweekkraal - Heidelberg - Swellendam - Bredasdorp - Napier - Caledon - Cape Town The ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/23 Friday 4 October: Geelhoutbos - Rondekop - Uniondale - Avontuur - Ezeljagd - Herold - Witkliprug - Oudtshoorn Saturday 5 October: Oudtshoorn - Dysseldorp - Hasenjagd - Oude Muragie - Koos Raubenheimer Dam Port Wine Guest House Calitzdorp Tel: ++27 44 213 3131 groenfontein@iafrica.com http://www.portwine.net http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/22 Thursday 3 October: Jeffrey's Bay – Hankey - Patensie - Kouga Dam - Baviaanskloof - Geelhoutbos (Zandvlakte) - Zandvlakte Guest House Baviaanskloof Zandvlakte Guest House - Baviaanskloof Tel: ++27 49 839 1002  Fax: ++27 49 839 1182 info@baviaanskloof.com http://www.baviaanskloof.com/ http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/21 Wednesday 2 October: Addo Elephant Park - Addo - over Kirkwood to Kleinpoort - Springbokvlakte - Cockscomb View - Uitenhage - Jeffrey's Bay Super Tubes Guest House Jeffrey’s Bay Tel: ++27 42 293 2957 info@supertubesguesthouse.co.za http://www.supertubesguesthouse.co.za/ http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/20 Tuesday 1 October: Grahamstown - Coldsprings - Alicedale - Ann's Villa - over Zuurberg Pass to Addo Elephant Park Leaving Grahamstown behind we went west to Swartwaterspoort, but due to river erosion the road through the poort was impassable. We then went up and over the Zuurber Pass. Just ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/19 Sunday 29 September: Port Elizabeth - Coega - over Alexandria to Ghio Bridge - Kariega River - Charlwood - Bathurst - Bloukrans – Grahamstown Just outside of Port Elizabeth is Motherwell where the miniture Aloe bowiea (syn: Chamaeloe bowiea) is ever more threatened by urban sprawl. This plant is considered ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/18 After numerous lonely solo scavaging treks my daughter Gretchen and I joined a group tour with Kotie Retif, Gerhard Marx, Harry Mays, Mary Stone, and Dr. Hayashi for ten days in the Eastern and Western Cape in late September 2002. Botanical guide for the trip was Gerhard Marx, devoted student ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/17 South Africa - January 2001 4th trip to Port Elizabeth - Grahamstown area in 2000/2001. January 8 to 16, 2001Reed Valley - Tyolomnqa River Bridge west of East London along R72 found the tiny hairy Haworthia again. Drove the dirts roads between Southwell, Bathurst, & Alexandria looking for rocky ridges along the ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/10 My 3rd trip to the Port Elizabeth - Grahamstown area in 2000 started with a visit to Hannelie van der Merwe and her Shamwari Succulents. Some Shamwari Succulents Most people go to Shamwari to view the game or relax in luxury. I went hunting succulent plants. The Shamwari Game Reserve is located ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/11 Second trip to PE - Grahamstown area in 2000. Met Tony Dold and David Cumming at the Pig and Whistle in Bathurst where we had coffee and made a plan for the day. Tony wanted to head toward East London to photograph some non Haworthia. David was ready to guide or ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/12 Slept well on the plane ride from JFK to JNB, so well that I woke with a start when the lights first came on for breakfast. My two days at Glaxo Pharmaceutical went well. Students were well prepared and have done brilliant work. Had a nice dinner at a German ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/13 It's Sunday July 2 in Johannesburg, and I'm just off the plane from New York. I'll spend Monday consulting at an international pharmaceutical company. ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/6 Bruce Bayer, PO Box 960, 7579 Kuilsriver. I often wonder why I have written and still continue to write about Haworthia. The plants have had a special fascination for me since childhood, but it is not that I really enjoy these plants more than I do many others. ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/28 With very little planning I found myself on my way back to South Africa for my third visit. A hole had opened up in my schedule on very ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/5 M.B.Bayer 99-03-26 The title of this article could also be "Haworthia is people", but titles are difficult. This one is prompted by an article I saw in Readers Digest. The article was about the impact of the (in?)famous Kinsey Report ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/27 An Approximation of a Series of seven presentations given during the course of a short visit to U.S.A. June 1998 by M. Bruce Bayer. The title of the talk(s) was given as, "Haworthia, why controversy?" I have come to the U.S.A. on invitation and the ... http://www.asphodelaceae.com/blog/archives/9