A new fact for me thanks for sharing Pankaj Ji Thanks Tanay On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 11:35 PM, Dr. Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote:
> Just for those who wish to now. > You know when the whole world was busy extracting orchids from wild, > especially when the Europeans used to travel all the way from > Britain, France, etc. to come to India, just for collecting Orchids > from forests and take them back to their gardens in Europe, there was > one garden, which gave first hybrid orchid to the world and later the > hybrid became one of the best sellers. The hybrid was produced in 1893 > and it was named 'Vanda Miss Joaquim' which was a cross between V. > hookeriana x V. teres. > The best part is, it was not produced in Europe but in Singapore > Botanic Gardens. > This not only reduced the pressure from the wild populations but it > also brought a new trend of Orchid hybridization. > Regards > Pankaj > > > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
