View Full Version : How's this for a laugh
austinl01
01-18-2008, 07:33 PM
This company is selling musella lasiocarpa, but it's unlike any musella I've ever seen or grown. I got their catalog in the mail today, and they are advertising this as m. lasiocarpa. I think it may have been too close to a nuclear reactor! :ha:
http:/www.dutchbulbs.com/store/specialtybulbs/71000 (http://www.dutchbulbs.com/store/specialtybulbs/71000)
Bananaman88
01-18-2008, 07:45 PM
Austin,
I checked out the photo in the link you listed. I don't see where they are calling it Musella anywhere, but it does sound like that's what they're talking about; however, as you pointed out, that is definitely NOT a Musella. Looks like a DC to me.
A catalog I recently got in the mail also advertises Musella but the picture is obviously a picture of some dwarf type such as Cavendish or Orinoco with a picture of a Musella flower photoshopped onto it. I'm not sure why they'd do this. Not that it really matters, but this is not a company that specializes in bananas! Buyer beware, as they say! :)
Tropicallvr
01-18-2008, 07:56 PM
I like how the placed the ripe hand among the leaves. lol
austinl01
01-18-2008, 08:00 PM
Bananaman, we must have gotten the same catalog. I was looking through it today and noticed they had probably a Cavendish banana with a musella lasiocarpa bloom on it like you describe. LOL. So I went to this company's website and the picture is totally different from the catalog. Both are obviously wrong. LOL. They certainly aren't banana growers.
austinl01
01-18-2008, 08:10 PM
Here's a pic of the catalog so everyone can see what we're talking about. It's the same company as the link above: www.dutchbulbs.com Someone's pretty good with Photoshop! I just wish they'd make up their mind. :ha:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Musella001.jpghttp://www.dutchbulbs.com/images/products/large/494.jpg
natedogg1026
01-18-2008, 08:32 PM
Do you think those flowers are superglued on? That's funny!!:p :p :p
Taylor
01-18-2008, 10:42 PM
Nate,
They wouldn't superglue them as they had to replace the fruit with the Musella blooms! :ha:
They're the same Picture! Or at least taken within a few minutes of each other...
Taylor
01-18-2008, 10:43 PM
Nope, just looked. SAME Picture! Look a the little girl's hair in the photo of Musella!
austinl01
01-18-2008, 10:55 PM
And I see her feet at the bottom of the musella pic! :ha:
Taylor
01-18-2008, 10:58 PM
Austin, also note, the bunch of fruit is still on behind the flowers, HOW LAZY!
Good attempt though! :ha:
austinl01
01-18-2008, 11:00 PM
Yeah, Taylor. That's hilarious. They tried a little. Now all they need is a parrot.
Bananaman88
01-18-2008, 11:02 PM
Yes, that is the catalog I have! I'd never noticed the hair and shoes in the pic before. How funny!
natedogg1026
01-19-2008, 12:03 AM
Good observation guys!!!! Maybe someone should e mail them and let em know what we discovered. Can you say False Advertising.:2201:
natedogg1026
01-19-2008, 12:08 AM
Also, the pot is crooked but the nana is strait. Hm, must just be reachin for sunlight. Some people.:ha:
jellyfish_sky
01-19-2008, 12:59 AM
This is amazingly ridiculous! But gave me a good laugh :D
mskitty38583
01-19-2008, 01:07 AM
i believe that is called false advertisment....i wonder how many people are actually gonna buy that tree and think they are gonna get bananas off of it...it is humorous. wrong but funny.
dablo93
01-19-2008, 03:17 AM
hhaha, that looks funny! what a liars are they...
it looks really fake, if you don't know anything about musas you can believe the musella but the other pic with that little girl...:P:P
if you look good you see that they used the same banana plant ...
thanks for the pics Austin
:D:D
musa_monkey
01-19-2008, 10:40 AM
thats funny, thanks for that
vBulletin® v3.6.8, Copyright ©2000-2020, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.