Just for record, when formally quoted the name of Amitabh Bachan would go within single quotes: *Dendrobium* 'Amitabh Bachan'
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 11:38 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > 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) > > >
