[OGD] Alfredo Manrique
The question was asked, Who is Alfredo Manrique? Alfredo Manrique is the owner operator of Centro de Jardineria Manrique in Lima Peru. Alfredo is a very knowledgeable and most honest propagator / vendor of Phragmipedium kovachii and was the first Peruvian chosen by INRENA to collect five legal mature Phragmipedium kovachii plants from a designated habitat for the purpose of artificially propagating this magnificent species in his nursery and laboratory. Alfredo was issued INRENA license 001. Phragmipedium kovachii seedlings propagated at CJM nurseries are legally exported from Peru with permits supplied by INRENA (The Peruvian Department of Natural Resources and CITES auhtority.) In the USA the distributor of these legal CJM Phragmipedium kovachii seedlings is Glen Decker. In Canada the distributor is Peter Croezen. Both Glen and Peter issue legal Pk certificates with every Phragmipedium kovachii seedling order. Glen and Peter send INRENA a list of all legal certificates issued. If customers decide to sell their legal Phragmipedium kovachii seedlings within North America, it would be prudent for them to supply each purchaser with a photocopy of their own legal certificate, write the name of purchaser and number of seedlings purchased on that photocopy and and sign it. This way the new owners have proof that their Phragmipedium kovachii was obtained legally, just in case some authorty should question it. Phragmipedium kovachii seedlings purchased without a legal certificate are likely illegal, propagated from mature plants smuggled into North America. Mature Phragmipedium kovachii plants, no matter in which country they are purchased, are Illegal plants, for to date Peru's INRENA has not issued a single export document for mature Phragmipedium kovachii plants. Phragmipedium kovachii mature plants purchased either inside, or outside Peru, are illegal plants for which no legal export permit can be obtained. peter ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Alfredo Manrique, Phrag kovachii grower, speaking in Chicago
Alfredo Manrique will be one of the speakers featured at the Mid-America Orchid Congress, hosted by the Illinois Orchid Society April 27-29, 2007. Hadley Cash, of Marriott Orchids, Patricia Harding, co-author with Carl Withner, and Dr. Eric Christensen will also have presentations at the Chicago Renaissance North Shore Hotel. The show and sale will be held at Chicago Botanic Garden, one of the great destination gardens in the United States. We will also host an auction to benefit the MAOC, a banquet to celebrate orchids, along with the Affiliated Societies Breakfast and Judges' Forum. Information on conference registration, show exhibition and sales, and hotel information are available at www.iosoc.com http://www.iosoc.com/ , the Illinois Orchid Society web page. Or, if you have any questions, contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have extended our early registration fee until April 1. We think this is a show and sale, and speaker array that you won't want to miss. Lois Cinert Illinois Orchid Society ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
