Author Archives: Lawrence
Haworthia as a problem genus
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 … Continue reading
South Africa – March 1999
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 short notice. Coincidentally I had been corresponding with Bruce Bayer about a … Continue reading
Beware of the dog
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 … Continue reading
Haworthia, why controversy?
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 … Continue reading
South Africa – August 1997
For the next two days we did a lot of climbing in Schoemanspoort studying the interactions between H. starkiana and H. scabra. We also saw H. graminifolia, H. unicolor v. helmiae, H smitii, and others. Bruce Bayer’s concept of species … Continue reading