New Lowrie's book?

[utricseb]

Hello,

Some time ago I read about a new book by Lowrie going to be published including all the first 3 volumes plus some more info.

Anyone knows what happened with this book? Is it going to be published?

[tonyg]

I recently received e-mail on this topic from someone who read an article in a newsletter of the Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society from a few years ago (www.bacps.org/2004Summer.html#lowrie). She asked me for an update -- which I didn't have -- then contacted Mr. Lowrie directly, then gave me the update:

As promised, I thought I would update you since - much to my surprise - Iheard from Allen Lowrie today. He tells me the plates for Vols 1 & 2 are lost in Hong Kong, so they can never be re-printed. (Pause for wails and
gnashings of teeth!)

He goes on to say "The new work will not be a 'coffee book' but a 600 - 700
page work on all the CP in Australia. I'm not sure of the final size, but
it won't be super large"

Unfortunately, he does not say how close to completion this is.

Now all we can do is await publication - and hope it is at an affordable
price.

In other words, it's still in the works.

Best regards,

Tony Gridley
Newsletter Editor, Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society (www.bacps.org)

[utricseb]

Thanks for that info Tony. It's very helpfull.