The Hoya Telegraph
I received my first issue of this journal a few days ago...it is now available in English...the Swedish hoya journal, put out by the Swedish Hoya Society, edited by Torill Nyhuus. I find that the journal is quite good, much better than Fraterna, the American hoya journal. The pictures in the Hoya Telegraph are quite sharp, each issue discusses 3-4 different types of hoyas..this issue talks about the following hoyas: rotundiflora, mariae, omlorii and fraterna...the difference between this publication and the U.S. publication is that it's not meant solely for botanists...it gives good cultural advice on each hoya discussed. There are also very interesting articles by an assortment of people, all lovers of hoyas. One article I particularly liked was "My favourites"...a woman's top 10 favourite hoyas. I also loved the article on Nathalie Simonsson Juhonewe..the Swedish woman who was born blind, and fell in love with hoyas as a child..she studied botany in college and has since traveled around S.E. Asia searching for hoyas. She now makes her home in Papua New Guinea...and married her "guide" a few months ago...together they trek around PNG searching for hoyas, and have collected over 500 of them...they're quite sure that at least 16 of them are "new" hoyas, others may be different clones of hoyas in cultivation. Their work is financed solely by donations. They speak of how imperative it is to discover as many types of hoyas as possible, as their extinction is not only possible, but is probable, due to the deforestation that is rapidly increasing. My favourite page is page #29, it displays a gorgeous hoya that has yellowish blooms, cupped-shaped, each blossom slightly larger than ones thumb..the coronas differ significantly from other hoyas, the fragrance is lovely and sweet. The picture of this hoyas shows a lot of damage to the leaves, growing en situ, however the leaves on this hoya are on completely hanging vines, like H. linearis, however the leaves are very different..more like a longer H. limoniaca leaf. Next issue will cover the following hoyas: ilagiorum, chlorantha, and flagellata...along with many other articles written by hoya enthusiasts. I encourage everyone to read as much as possible about the work of Nathalie and her husband, Foreting Juhonewe... a fascinating story. Donations may be made to assist Nathalie, both as a collector of hoyas and to work to improve the situation of deaf people in PNG. I encourage you to help Nathalie if possible. The subscription cost of the Hoya Telegraph is quite high, $53 U.S. dollars, which is for 4 issues. The Society does not know now if it'll continue the English version of this publication..it all depends on the amount of interest...more interest would translate to lower subscription prices. The editor stated that if less than 100 people subscribed to the English version, the publication would end at the end of this year. You can read more about this publication at: www.swedishhoyasociety.com. Subscriptions are payable via PayPal to: kassor@swedishhoyasociety.com. Sorry for the length of this message...I could write for hours longer!! Fondly, Patrick
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