Bernard, Why are you still collecting orchids from the wild?
Cody Cruise ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 3:00 AM Subject: Orchids Digest, Vol 8, Issue 430 > Send Orchids mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Orchids digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Orchids of New Guinea CD-Rom Volume 4 (Peter O'Byrne) > 2. Walk on the Wild Side in Washington, D.C. (US) > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 3. Importing (Bernard Gerrard) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:28:08 +0800 > From: "Peter O'Byrne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OGD] Orchids of New Guinea CD-Rom Volume 4 > To: OrchidGuideDigest <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Christmas is over. We've survived the floods (not nearly as bad as in > Aceh and Johor), and telecoms are slowly being restored after the > earthquake ... so it is time to sit back and take stock of the events > of the last week. > > This year I received a gift that will get repeated use over many years > ... a copy of Volume 4 in the "Orchids of New Guinea" CD-Rom series, > by Andre Schuiteman & Ed de Vogel. The subtitle (Genera Kuhlhasseltia > to Ophioglossa) suggests something totally obscure (I've never seen > either of these genera), but the inside is a real treat. It covers all > the PNG species (410 species entries in the "Contents" list) in a > number of major genera, including Liparis, Malaxis (following the > broad definition of the genus) and Oberonia. It gives a similar > all-encompassing treatment to the New Guinea representatives of a > number of smaller genera of horticultural interest, such as > Mediocalcar, Macodes, and Malleola. > > I loaded the CD-Rom onto my PC (easy and problem-free) and spent part > of a day happily browsing through the photos. There must be thousands > of them, contributed by top orchid photographers. Then I started > playing in earnest ... typing a species name into the search engine, > and viewing a summary of all known data on that species. This includes > synonyms, a comprehensive description, maps showing recorded > distribution in New Guinea, cultivation notes, references, and > (clicking the "Multimedia" button), a range of photos and drawings > (where available). There is an amazing amount of linked > cross-referencing present ... eg, if you don't know what > "furfuraceous" means, a click on the word opens up the right place in > the "Glossary". The Generic keys will be extremely useful to anyone > trying to identify New Guinea orchids... the "Text Key" uses the > standard branching pathway system, but many of the choices are > illustrated ... so if you're not clear what is meant by "lateral > inflorescence", there is a picture to help you. In the "Identify It" > key, you keep on selecting features that match your specimen until it > is identified. Brilliant ! And, when used in conjunction with the > earlier 3 volumes ... indispensable ! If only all orchid information > was this easy !!!! > > According to Ed de Vogel, the CDs in this series are Euro 59 plus > postage, with 10% discount when two or more are purchased at the same > time. They can be ordered through [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > Ed mentioned something to look forward to in the future.... they are > going to start including Peter Jongejan's stereo photos in Volumes 5 > and 6 of this CD-Rom series. This is a truly tantalizing prospect.... > if you've never seen the work of Peter Jongejan, you can have no > appreciation of just how astonishing an orchid photo can be. As a > straight photographer he would be in a league of his own (makes me > look like a beginner), but he did it in stereo ! Jongejan specialised > in New Guinea Bulbophyllums, so most of his photos (hundreds of them) > will appear in Volume 6 (Bulbophyllum). Apparently the photos are > fantastic when viewed in stereo using a Loreo lite 3D viewer, which > can be bought very cheaply via the web. > > Peter O'Byrne > in saturated Singapore > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:32:52 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [OGD] Walk on the Wild Side in Washington, D.C. (US) > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > "Orchid Show > The U.S. Botanic Garden and the Smithsonian... > a realistic orchid habitat... walkway taking viewers up into the tree > canopy... the feeling you're right up in the treetops with... about 2,000 > orchids in 300 varieties [species ? / hybrids ?]. > "Orchids: Take a Walk on the Wild Side" opens Jan. 27 at the National > Museum of Natural History." > > article URL : > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/27/AR2006122701658.html > > *********** > Best wishes to all / Joyeuses Fetes ! > > Viateur > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:26:47 -0500 > From: Bernard Gerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OGD] Importing > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > What is the latest on sending collected orchid plants back to the > USA....with the USDA green/yellow label of course? This would probably > be about 10 small epiphytes from Central America. I had no problem with > a small package from Belize 6-7 years ago but things constantly change. > Bernard C. Gerrard > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [email protected] > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com > > > End of Orchids Digest, Vol 8, Issue 430 > *************************************** > _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
