"The three-month Royal Flora 2006 Ratchaphruek... has been beset by a series of scandals and problems even before it opened on November 1. ... The existing facilities cannot handle the large crowds, which average 20,000 to 30,000 on weekdays...
The Orchid Pavilion has put on a display of 50,000 different orchids from around the world, including almost 10,000 indigenous species [that number is wrong... it probably includes hybrids] from Thailand, which is one of the world's major cultivators of, and traders in, orchids." article URL : http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/11/27/opinion/opinion_30020036.php ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
