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A Formal Demand to the British Columbia Public Guardian and Trustee to Account For Marina’s Work and Heritage

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More of Marina’s Plants Stolen by the BC Public Trustee
Photos discovered in the Wayback and Marina’s digital journals.

<i>Agave americana cv. Medio-picta Alba</i>
Agave americana cv. Medio-picta Alba
Plant & Photo: Marina & Roy Welham, Canada.  Marina writes:  “This plant is producing two offsets — one variegated in the same colors as the mother plant.  The other has reverted back to the plain color of Agave americana.”  Source:  The Wayback Machine, 27 November 2012.
i>Billbergia windii
Billbergia windii.  Plant & Photo:  Marina Welham, from the 25th Anniversary issue of The Amateurs’ Digest, Volume 25, Issue #1, September 2012.  Marina wrote:  “Spring-flowering, after which pups are produced.  Care includes keeping the plants in high light without direct sun.  This plant has done well in my greenhouse at around 50F (10C) all winter.”
One of Marina's exceptional plants, on the grounds at Lochside.
One of Marina’s exceptional plants, on the grounds at Lochside.
From the Wayback Machine, upscaled with AI.
Carnegiea gigantea
Carnegiea gigantea.  Plant & Photo:  Marina & Roy Welham, Canada.  Marina wrote:  “The grand Saguaro cactus.  Very slow growing but worth the wait.”  Source:  The Wayback Machine, November 30, 2012.
<i>Cleistocactus icosagonus</i>
Cleistocactus icosagonus produces orange flowers in mid-summer.  Plant & Photo: Marina & Roy Welham, Canada.  Source:  The Wayback Machine, November 27, 2012.
Echeveria, "Big Red", the Giant Mexican Firecracker
Echeveria, “Big Red“, the Giant Mexican Firecracker, 32 inches in length and still growing.  Photo of the flowering stem by Marina Welham, 2012.
Marina's Mexican Firecracker (base)
Marina’s Mexican Firecracker (base)
<i>Crassula falcata</i>
Crassula falcata.  Plant & Photo:  Marina & Roy Welham, Canada.  Marna wrote:  “Just beginning to produce a red flower at the end of June.  The flower was in full bloom in August.  Easy to flower and easy to grow.  A favorite of many hobbyists.”  Source:  The Wayback Machine, November 28, 2012.
<b><i>Crassula falcata</b></i>.  "Just beginning to produce a red flower at the end of June.
Crassula falcata.  “Just beginning to produce a red flower at the end of June.  Source:  The Wayback Machine, November 28, 2012.  Plant & Photo:  Marina & Roy Welham, Canada.
<b><i>Crassula falcata</b></i>.  Detail of bloom (late June).
Crassula falcata.  Detail of bloom (late June).  Source:  The Wayback Machine, November 28, 2012.  Plant & Photo:  Marina & Roy Welham, Canada.
<i>Disocactus</i><i>Aporocactus</i>)<i>flagelliformis</i>40406 914x
  Source:  The Wayback Machine, November 30, 2012.
<i>Cleistocactus strausii</i>
Cleistocactus strausii.  Plant & Photo: Marina & Roy Welham, Canada.  Source:  The Wayback Machine, November 27, 2012.

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