Yes very much confused. More confused over the erratic issuance of Orchids Australia though.....
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 7:32 AM Subject: [OGD] Orchids as Floral Emblems > Kelvin-Sebastian wrote: > "Many government officials tend to use 'Orchid' like a generic term > rather than state exactly which species or variety it is. May be there isn't > a lot of scientific authority over there to discuss it scientifically. Most > countries would just state their Country's national bloom as being 'Orchid'. > Unless there are a lot of enthusiast like here, we can even give it down to > the accepted cultivar if the correct person is asked." > ********************************************** > I too have been doing some googling on Country/State floral emblems using > orchids. In the process I found that the generic terms used to describe > floral emblems is more widely spread than the orchidaceous family. As an > example, the national flower of both the USA and England is 'Rose'. Another > European country (can't recall which at the moment) is 'Carnation' - which > type? The floral, scented 'spray' carnation, or the Sim hybrid varieties? > > Even our own State floral emblem here in Queensland, Australia, is a bit > confusing. When adopted by the State (county) government on 19 November 1959 > as part of our centenary celebrations, the 'Cooktown' orchid was chosen - > referred to then as Dendrobium bigibbum. 45 years later there is still > contoversy over which one - Dendrobium bigibbum, Dendrobium phalaenopsis or > Dendrobium bigibbum var. phalaenopsis. (By the way, the range of Dendrobium > bigibbum is nowhere near the town of Cooktown. That is the province of > Dendrobium phalaenopsis. Confused? ) > > > Colin Hamilton > Webmaster > Australian Orchid Council/"OrchidsAustralia" > Rockhampton, Qld. Australia > www.orchidsaustralia.com > Nobody's perfect - and I am Nobody! _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
