"Clyde E. Howland of Baker ... grows a variety of orchids. ... "...My grandmother started me when I was 7, and I've been growing them ever since," said Howland, who will turn 80 in June. ... Howland's horticultural inventory includes an estimated 1,000 orchids...
began growing orchids in 1952... The collection includes an orchid with small flowers that emit a distinctive chocolate aroma, a small Louisiana native, the green fly orchid [Epidendrum conopseum ?]... The pseudobulbs also attract fire ants, and anyone trying to knock a plant out of a tree may be showered with the insects, Howland said. ... Howland ... is a native of Wisconsin." full news item and photos : http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/010306/sub_bakerman001.shtml ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
