"Greater Pensacola Orchid Society... Jim and Pam Saxton... about 780 varieties in their greenhouse and around their home. Jim Saxton, president of the organization...
Society members... show their blooms throughout the Southeast from Houston to Cocoa Beach to Memphis and... win awards. ... a display in January for the 27th annual Winter Orchid Show in Gautier, Miss... to win 70 awards and trophies... recently, a display in Mobile by the... group garnered another 46 awards. ... has its own show every other year in Pensacola... The society holds an orchid auction every summer and members bring in plants to pay for the biennial orchid show. The organization has been around since the 1950s... about 45 members... Saxton... for Christmas... presented his wife with a new orchid he developed and named... Brasso Lilaleya Cattleya Pamela Saxton." [good effort... probably referring to Brassolaeliocattleya (smile...)] ************ article URL : http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070322/NEWS04/703220304# Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
