Well, now. Let's not paint Old Man Holttum black yet. I've received the article in question (Thank you, icones) and its not as bad as you all think it is. So no stone tossing! Indeed, on going back through old OLDs OGDs and (dare I say it) ODOs much (if not all) of what Old Man Holttum says in his article has been supported in recent (if you call 2003 recent) scientific articles. So. The only part I'm having trouble with is his discussion about root hairs forming on the substrate, which may or may not actually be hyphae of mycorrhizal fungi, if I read some of Joe Arditti's and Hideka Kobeyashi's posts correctly. Not a bad article for 1950, or there abouts. Singapore rules. (Holttum was head of the Singapore Botanical Gardens at the time)
Perhaps - in light of the paucity of plant biologists on the list - we should ask Joe and Hideka back. After all, we took Guido. For those of us who don't give a good godamn about taxonomy and care more about the biology that actually makes our orchids tick, it may be time. OK, Back to lurking. (I keep hearing George Norris in the back of my mind. If I'd spent as much time researching investments for my 401(k) as I do root hairs of orchids I'd be rich by now.) K Barrett N Calif, USA _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
