David van der Merwe new e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sonja Robbetze [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.letaba-fauna-safari.co.za ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 1:00 PM Subject: Orchids Digest, Vol 9, Issue 70
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(Kenneth Bruyninckx) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:04:44 -0500 > From: "Rick Hillier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OGD] New Program To Keep Track Of Your Plants > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Greetings, > > I had a bit of spare time over the weekend and put together a very simple > program to keep track of my orchids, CP and other plants in my collection. > In addition to the standard "header" information (plant name, category, > date > obtained, source, location of origin, etc., you can also keep a verbose > description of the plant and growing instructions, as well as a photo/note > log for each plant, allowing you to keep track of its growth over time. > > I thought I'd make it available as freeware to anyone who would want to > use > it. > > There's still a couple of small things like printouts, online help to > complete, but what's there so far is functional. > > If you're interested in giving it a whirl, the setup program is on my > website at: > > http://www.swconnection.com/PlantTrakker/Setup.EXE > > If you do try it and have any feedback, comments or suggestions, please > email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Rick <<< > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:17:14 +0000 > From: "K Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [OGD] Orchids Tennessee > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > Does nothing exist anymore of Riverbend Orchids in Signal Hill? > > K Barrett > N Calif, USA > > >> >>Hi Martin, >> >>Welcome to Tennessee. Knoxville, Tennessee's climate lends itself to >>growing virtually any but the very coldest growing orchids with ease. >>There >>are a couple local orchid businesses in Knoxville, including Elmore >>Orchids, >>and there is Lines Orchids in Chattanooga (a large place but no website), >>Owens Orchids near Asheville, North Carolina, and Peach State Orchids in >>Atlanta...all within a two hour drive for you...and you can see what they >>grow. For mail-order orchids...the sky is the limit...there are many >>dozens >>of good places. >> >>Hope this helps, >> >>Ed Merkle >>Merkle's Orchids >>1008 Maplewood Place >>Nashville, Tennessee 37216 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don't miss your chance to WIN 10 hours of private jet travel from > Microsoft® > Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0540002499mrt/direct/01/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:48:31 -0500 > From: "Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OGD] Confirming orchid names > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I have orchids tagged as "Phal. Teddy Bear" and another as the cross "Phal > gigantea x Dor pulcherima". > I have been not been able to confirm the name Teddy Bear or find a name > for the cross. Can anyone help and if you find it, any progeny? > TIA ! > Lee in Coastal SC > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > /pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/attachments/20070221/d48aa7f7/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:32:23 +0100 > From: "Zuylen, Bert en Elly van" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OGD] Avinoff Cattleya hybrids plates > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear all, > > a member of the Dutch Orchid Society asked me to sell a number of Andrei > Avinoff plates. > These plates are showing several Cattleya hybrids in gorgeous colors. > The plates were issued in the mid 60's, and I believe there were 50 plates > in a set. > McQuerry has offered them for 100 US$ per plate, and I have found 1 seller > only on the net, he's asking 195 US$ per plate. > The plates I have for sale are quite a lot cheaper, a bargain. > For more information please contact me offlist. > > kind regards from The Netherlands, where Pontieva racemose is in bloom. > Bert van Zuylen > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mijn Postvak In wordt beschermd door SPAMfighter > 113 spam-mails zijn er tot op heden geblokkeerd. > Download de gratis SPAMfighter vandaag nog! > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > /pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/attachments/20070221/8ba02c8b/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:42:41 -0600 > From: "Li'l Frog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [OGD] Confirming orchid names > To: "'the OrchidGuide Digest \(OGD\)'" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > No Phal Teddy Bear; however, there is a Phal Adri Witanta Husada 'Teddy > Bear'; Phal venosa 'Teddy Bear'; and Dtps Blessed 'Teddy's Bear'. Not > much > help at all. > > > > No hits on a name for the cross. > > > > li'l frog > > > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 1:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OGD] Confirming orchid names > > > > I have orchids tagged as "Phal. Teddy Bear" and another as the cross "Phal > gigantea x Dor pulcherima". > > I have been not been able to confirm the name Teddy Bear or find a name > for > the cross. Can anyone help and if you find it, any progeny? > > TIA ! > > Lee in Coastal SC > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > /pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/attachments/20070221/8791c5f0/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:07:42 +0100 > From: "Kenneth Bruyninckx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OGD] Australian Orchid Review back issues ? > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello all, > > > > > > In order to complete my set of the AOR I'm still looking for the following > back issues (or even the unbound volumes): > > > > Volume 64 (1999): issue 6 > Volume 66 (2001): issues 3, 4, 6 > Volume 67 (2002): issues 4, 5 > Volume 68 (2003): issues 5, 6 > > > > Does anybody have any leads for me ? > > > > > > Kind regards, > > Kenneth. > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > /pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/attachments/20070221/2d4c7653/attachment.html > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [email protected] > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com > > > End of Orchids Digest, Vol 9, Issue 70 > ************************************** > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/693 - Release Date: 19/02/2007 > 17:01 > _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
