The other name for the eudicots is tricolpates, a name which refers to the grooved structure of the pollen. Members of the group have tricolpate pollen, or forms derived from it.
Ness collapsed and died at his home in Coudersport, Pennsylvania of a massive heart attack on May 16, 1957, at the age of 54. Collaborating with Oscar Fraley in his last years, he co-wrote the book The Untouchables, which was published a month after his death.
80 year old John Hugh Elliott passed away at the hotel on December 12, 1956 from heart problems. His remains were given to the UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy. Got an e-mail from Dan Bates in July, 2001 about his chance meeting with John Elliott around 1954.