Kathy, I would definitely say there is a F4 generation firmly in place.
Here on the West Coast, we have great growers and hybridizers like Tom Perlite, Alan Koch, John Leathers, Bob Hamilton, Andy Phillips, Anna Chai, Jim Rose, SB Orchid Estate, and that's just in California. Outside of California I can think of firms like Motes, Fuchs, J&L, H&R, Tropical Orchid Farm, Piping Rock, Hoosier, I.N. Komoda Orchids, right off the top of my head. Internationally there are the Japanese, Taiwanese, Thai, Belgians, and firms like Ecuagenera, Suphachadiwong, Orquideas del Valle, Vacherot. Again, all from the top of my head. I would even say there is an F5 generation coming along - isn't Patrick O'Day running Marty's Orchids in Hawaii now? -Eric in SF www.orchidphotos.org _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
