| | July 12, 2004. Would it be a flower bud or a Leaf? |
| | | 13 inches as of July 20, 2004. Ernesto, Curator, was now sure it was a bud. |
| | | July 20, 2004 Tabatha is 13 inches (33cm) tall |
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| | Tabatha the Titan and Annie the Intern July 21, 2004 |
| | | Miles, Dan, & Portia giving two thumbs up to Tabatha at 17" 0n 7/23/04 |
| | | Emerson the intern measures Tabatha at 22" as of noon on 7/26/04 |
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| | BIS1C Students take a tour time out with Tabatha 7/27/04 |
| | | Joyce,Gary & Miles with Tabatha at 25.5" at 6pm 7/27/04 |
| | | Ernesto measures Tabatha at 26.5" at 6pm 7/28/04 |
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| | Dr Judy Jernstedt a morphologist measures Tabatha at 27" as of 1 pm on 7/28/04 |
| | | Robert from the Bio Sci development office and Susanne from the News Service |
| | | Campus researchers Lifang, Yan & Enzhu visit Tabatha @ 28" tall at 6pm 7... |
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| | Ted the Titan from 2003 back left & Tabatha tops 30" at 6pm 7/29/04 |
| | | Lesley the T-shirt artist measures Tabatha at 30" on 7/28/04 |
| | | Lesley's updated T-shirt design from last year available as seen above on 8/... |
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| | Behold the new bold T-Shirt for the stylized garment enthusiast available 8/2/04 |
| | Clockwise from L:Portia,Miles,Allan,Annie, Michelle,Amanda,Emerson,
Ngiem,... |
| | | Allan, Ernesto Tim & Amanda measure Tabatha at 32.5" at 5:30pm on 7/30/04 |
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| | Emerson visits with Tabatha on Saturday 8/1/04. |
| | | On Sunday Sam Sizes up Tabatha at 35" on 8/1/04 |
| | | Emerson gently peels open the bracts to reveal the spadix inside. 8/2/04 |
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| | Tammy another titan plant, Annie an intern and Tabatha a treat in waiting |
| | | Tammy with Tabatha and sister Jenny at 5.45pm 8/2/04 |
| | | Tabatha, Shelah & Her Mom. Tabatha measures in at 36" 8/2/04. |
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| | Tim the Director Measures Tabatha at 35" now measured by height of spadix |
| | | Tim, Tabatha, Dorothy and Dan |
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| | My finger points out the spathe that surrounds the central spadix |
| | | A near-mature leaf next to a near-mature flower. Both grow from a stem below. |
| | | The base of the leaf (petiole) leads to the much divided leaf blade. |
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| | Amanda, Ngiem, Eli, and Brianne model this year's Titan T's. |
| | | Ngiem, 2nd from left points out a corm of a related species. |
| | | Dr. Mark Sanders with Tabatha at 39.5" 5:45pm 8/4/04 |
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| | | KCRA-3 Sacramento visits at 5AM and Ernesto was up that early for an interview. |
| | | Tabatha displays her informational handout and waits for visitors at 5:00am |
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| | Ernesto can talk about the Titan to the TV Team at 5:30am! |
| | | Ernesto with Tabatha between interviews at 6.30am on 8/5/04 |
| | | Ron the Cameraman and Suzanne the Reporter from KCRA Channel 3TV |
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| | Darrel and David do the Titan Tango. The T-Tango is not condoned. |
| | | Ken Shakel explains the science behind his equipment |
| | | Ernesto talks to COSMOS students about this plant whose stem is very grounded |
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| | Looking down on something that is looking up in size |
| | | Elena and Dennis with Tabatha |
| | | This is the corm, the underground stem, of a related specis |
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| | A slice of the top reveals a leaf on outside, the bract,& a bloom middle.... |
| | | Mary visits Tabatha to find her at 46.5" at 6pm on 8/6/04 |
| | | Pamela with Tabatha as she(it) tops 46.5 " on 8/6/04 |
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| | Val, Stacey and Paul visit with Tabatha at 46.5" at 6pm on 8/6/04 |
| | | Amanda, a volunteer, at right points out the corm to roomate Gloria. |
| | | Michelle visits with Tabatha on Saturday |
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| | Ernesto takes the daily measurement at 6pm |
| | | | John visits with Tabatha on Sunday. As of noon she is 51"tall |
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| | Jane and Jorge, my phenotype friend, visit on 8/7/04 |
| | | Tim and Svetlana the parents of Annie the intern. 8/7/04 |
| | | Conservatory Staff have prepared the display area to accomodate the public. |
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| | Allan & Luna enjoy each others company and that of Tabatha |
| | | Notice more color in the "skirt", known as the spathe. |
| | | 8/8/04 around 6pm. Only slight hints of color on the tips of the spathe. |
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| | Tabatha tops out at 53.5" at 6pm on 8/8/04. That's 3" taller than yesterday. |
| | | Dawni, Angie, Aerin Junior on 8/8/04 |
| | | Tim talks about Tabatha the Titan 8/8/04 |
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| | This family came all the way from Modesto to see Tabatha |
| | | Can the flies smell something we can't? We won't smell it until the day it ... |
| | | The spathe begins to show some color on 8/9/04 |
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| | Benny poses with Tabatha at 54.75" at 6pm on 8.9.04 |
| | | A closeup of the spathe reveals the blood red inside beginiing to form 8/9/04. |
| | | Another photo to document another 5am interview 8/10/04 |
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| | Tabatha only grew 1.75" since yesterday. She's now at 56.5" tall 8/10/04. |
| | | The spathe is developing more and more color each day. 8/10/04 |
| | | Tabatha will most likely bloom on 8/13/04. |
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| | Eric tests out an enclosure for sampling gases for short periods of time. |
| | | UC Davis Arboretum Nursery Manager Ryan (front center) with volunteers |
| | | Emerson, Annie, and Nancy 8/11/04 |
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| | Andy Walker, Tim Metcalf, Tom Rost |
| | | The tension is rising and the color of the spathe increasing as of8/11/04 |
| | | She's now at 58.25" tall 8/11/04 |
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| | Daniela, Jesse, Tracy, Joanne, Alan, and Douglas 8/11/04 |
| | | A group of visitors pose with Tabatha 8/12/04 |
| | | Gary and Amanda interpret the Titan to a visitor 8/12/04 |
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| | The spathe is nearing its preparations to bloom 8/12/04 |
| | | Isects pollinators on loan from the UCD Bohart museum 8/12/04 |
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| | They day before it was all to happen 8/12/04 |
| | | Amanda was one of the first to witness Tabatha opening at 60.5" 3:00pm 8/13//04 |
| | | The Rock Band "Sanderson Lab" celebrates the opening of Tabatha 8/13/04 |
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| | Some of the Media works crew: Jeremy, Arlen, and Jim |
| | | Looking down into the base as it was opening 8/13/04 |
| | | Prepping for an interview 8/13/04 |
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| | Miles celebrates his birthday with the scent of a titan |
| | | Another "Satisfied" customer 8/13/04 |
| | | Beth Ruyak gets a noseful while doing a live broadcast 8/13/04 |
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| | Allan shows chancellor Vanderhoef the insect pollinators |
| | | Kelly gets a noseful on Friday Night! 8/13/04 |
| | | This young visitor was shocked at the potency of smell of rotting meat 8/13/04 |
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| | Provost Virginia Hinshaw visits Tabatha in the evening |
| | | On "Opening Day" visitors marvel at the oder, the smell, and the size8/13/04 |
| | | Note the bright base of the funnel-shaped spathe to attract bugs inside 8/13/04 |
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| | Dr. Doyle inspects Tabatha 8/13/04 |
| | | I sat down after all the visitors had left and this is what I saw on Friday |
| | Early, early around 5am 8/14/04
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| | Eric & Ernesto were present awake at 5am for gas sampling 8/14/04 |
| | | Shrouded like a piece of art for gas sampling 8/14/04 |
| | | Eric wrapped Tabatha in a shroud to find out what makes a titan stink 8/13/04 |
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| Eric collects the 5am sample 8/14/04
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| | The far right portionof the graph shows the heat spike 8/14/04
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| | | Tabatha was "intubated" for emissions "Fistulated" for the public 8/14/04 |
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| | Paul James of HGTV's Gardening by the Yard makes a guest appearance |
| | | A young visitor is shoecked by Tabatha's emissions 8/14/04 |
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| | | Another gas sampling event at mid-day 8/14/04
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| Ngiem poses for a picture with Tabatha 8/14/04
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| | If the Titan had eyes this is what it would see! 8/14/04
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| | Anne and Scott 8/14/04
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| "It was this big just a few days ago" 8/14/04
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| | Tim the director, Ernesto the Curator, and Dan the Professor 8/14/04
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| | Jean, Ethel, Mary Ann, and Ann. Mary Ann wins the award for most visits 8.15.04 |
| | | | Hal the cameraman visits with his family 8/15/04 Bloom002 |
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| John from the news service inspects Tabatha with a friend 8/15/04
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| | Gloria, Allan, and Portia 8/16/04
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| | Tabatha began to fade! 8/16/04 Bloom-019 |
| | | The bloom is fading fast as notice by the shriveled and tattered spathe 8/16/04 |
| | | Emerson and Annie remenisce regarding their wrtings about Tabantha 8/15/04 |
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| | Tabatha is headed towards possible fruit production 8/16/04 |
| | | Having been held together by water pressure, the bloom deflates 8.18.04.MG_0890 |
| | | The spadix has toppled over and the spathe has also 8.19.04.MG_0907 |
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| A view of Tabatha's former glory (the spathe)
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| | Emerson Laments Tagbatha's passing... hopefully to fruit stage
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| | | The odor is now being substituted by fungal activity 8.23.04.MG_0974 |
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