. K Barrett, who writes:: >reminds me of the story of a couple (European?) Peruvian and American
>who witnessed a pickup truck load of Phrag kovachii plants, ripped from the >forest Seven rice/coffee sacks full in a truck >some scant weeks after Kovach brought his plant to light. Seven months after Kovach purchased his. >The couple had stopped for lunch (or shopping?) walked to the hotel >in a small Peruvian town, orchid city Peru, not small, named Moyobamba >came out of the resturant/shop and saw the truckload. arrived at the hotel and saw the sacks in a truck parked in front of the hotel >Quickly they agreed on a plan. Lee never talked about a plan, there was no plan >One person was to guard the truck from departing while no one did guard the truck >the other ran to get the cops. no one went to get the cops >Of course by the time the person got back (sans police) the truck had gone. the truck drove off as soon as it was spotted by Peruvian and American >However the guard believed s/he'd she was not a guard, she was the wife of the American >glimpsed an important European collector/vendor in the vicinity of the truck >but not actually associated with it. recognized the Peruvian farmer/ collector, the same one who sold Kovach the two Pk >rumors regarding the vendor's identity and identity was announced by the American >but the vendor/collector was never truly identified, but he was identified for the American and his wife know him personally. >the plants never came to light, but they did, they were shown in a hotel in Tarapoto 60 miles away, and shown on the local TV >nor as far as I know were they ever sold. they were sold to two large orchid vendors, one in Peru; the other in Ecuador The story was told by Lee Moore, the American, I have it on file and will be pleased to send it anyone who wants to read it. Contact me off OGD via e-mail. peter _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
