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Millennium Competition - January 2000

The answer to the competition is "Happy Y2k". 

The letters are derived from the first letter of the species name of each protea. The genus is irrelevant for the purposes of the competition. The message therefore reads "happy vtook" which translates into "Happy Y2k". There are no proteas where the species name begins with "Y" and therefore a "V" was the next best letter! Too sneaky? You decide.

The hidden message is worked out as shown below:

Protea holosericea - Photo: F du Randt Protea acuminata - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Protea punctata - Photo: David Osborne Protea pityphylla - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Photo: Serruria villosa - Nigel Forshaw   Protea venusta - Photo: Bert Bongers Protea tenax - Photo: Elsabe Aucamp Protea odorata - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Leucadendron olens - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Serruria kraussi - Photo: Corey van der Laan
Holosericea acuminata punctata pityphylla vellosa   Venusta tenax odorata olens kraussi

The winner is Lyn McCallum. Congratulations.

Determine the hidden message and submit a Protea conservation logo. You stand to win:

  • R100 book voucher from the Botanical Society book store at Kirstenbosch and
  • Any selected single item of protea atlas clothing ex our stock!

The millennium competition is in two parts:

1. Identify the below proteas and then determine what the hidden message is.

Photo: F du Randt Photo: Nigel Forshaw Photo: David Osborne Photo: Nigel Forshaw Photo: Nigel Forshaw

 

Photo: Bert Bongers Photo: Elsabe Aucamp Photo: Nigel Forshaw Photo: Nigel Forshaw Photo: Corey van der Laan

All the diagnostic features that you need to identify the proteas are visible.   Clues, keys, diagnostic features and much more are available on this web site - browse to your heart's content.  Have a look at Can you identify these proteas and the Protea Gallery. Alternatively, you may use the Sasol Proteas to identify the proteas.

2. Submit a Protea conservation logo of not more than 10 words.

Please remember to answer both Part 1 and Part 2!

Rules:

  1. Volunteers, Protea Atlassers and members of the public may enter. No Protea Atlas Project Staff Member or the Webmaster may enter this competition.
  2. Your single entry must reach the Protea Atlas office by 31 January 2000.  It should e-mailed to protea@nbict.nbi.ac.za
  3. All correct entries from Part 1 will proceed to the next step of judging, which is your conservation logo (Part 2). This means that only people with the correct hidden message from Part 1, have a chance of winning this competition.
  4. The results of this competition will be published at this web site.
  5. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in to.

Note:
Previous winners of this competition, have had to have a two month break to their winning streak.  This rule is waived for the January 2000 competition (ie. Previous winners are eligible to win this competition).

Have a look at Last month's Competition, just for fun. (The answer is given).

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