That Orchidwiz has a title and author index is true---however, you can search the title using any word in it. So if you search for Encyclia and there is an article called Three New Encyclias---it will list it. So having that for OD and the AOS magazines is great. However, it also has an image index---so if you are looking for Cattleya aclandiae you can search for aclandiae and it will give you the year, volume and page number in those magazines for photos or drawings and in a large number of books. This image index originated with Bob Betts' orchid image index that is available for free on the London Orchid Society website (London, Ontario, Canada). Bob is still adding to it and Orchidwiz apparently shares what new image references they get with him. Between the searchable index to AOS magazines and OD, and the searchable image index - it pretty well hits most of the articles on a particular genus, species or hybrid and is a useful for research. The image index has images in articles and in ads, which is useful for finding pictures of hybrids or clones that are historically important but difficult to find in a book. Of course now a high percentage of AOS award photos are available on AQ+ CD from the AOS. And that is another good resource. The Judges Forum from AQ is being added to that, along with an orchid glossary. The Judging Handbook is already on it.
I would really like to see the AOS finish scanning and putting together all the old AOS magazines in a searchable form. They have been promising that since the Houston Trustees meeting four years ago I think. A lot of the articles published in the 60's, 70's and 80's are still informative and really terrific. But to be able to search them would be heavenly. Jean Windsor Greenhouse RR 2, 345 Gabriel Rd, Falmouth, NS B0P 1L0 866-798-0514; FAX 902-798-1131 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.windsorgreenhouse.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
