[OGD] Re: Pop goes the weasle

2004-07-22 Thread Oliver Sparrow
david weindel wrote: To what extent are tropical rains like a disinfectant wash? My daughter has assured me that distilled water acts as a disinfectant, killing thin membraned/skinned parasitic creatures, osmotic pressure explodes them. I fear that she is wrong, or else mass death would spread

[OGD] Re OGD Vol 6-issue 294- message 1 Guido

2004-07-22 Thread peter croezen
Can you recommend a list of literature? Is there a University offering Taxonomy 101 through Taxonomy xxx? If you want to do a taxonomic study, fine ... go to the university and get the literature, and start from scratch, ___ the OrchidGuide Digest

[OGD] Humidifiers [Scott Minor]

2004-07-22 Thread Richard Buchanan
Scott, The secret here, for me, is to run the humidifier/fogger on my R.O. water system; otherwise, with our hard/alkaline water in the Rockey Mtns. it is limed up all the time with calcium deposits. mickinmontana ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)

[OGD] Re: Re OGD Vol 6-issue 294- message 1 Guido

2004-07-22 Thread Dr. Braem
peter croezen wrote: Can you recommend a list of literature? Is there a University offering Taxonomy 101 through Taxonomy xxx? If you want to do a taxonomic study, fine ... go to the university and get the literature, and start from scratch, Dear Peter, most

[OGD] Re: Humidifiers

2004-07-22 Thread IrisCohen
In a message dated 7/22/04 6:05:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can anyone recommend any humidifiers to use in a basement grow room? There are several different brands, all of which are about the same. You can get them at Home Depot. The type you want is the cool mist type which uses a wick

Re: [OGD] Re: Humidifiers

2004-07-22 Thread Denise Nash
I got so sick and tired of buying those expensive filters that I tried this machine: http://www.charleysgreenhouse.com/catalog/index.cfm?page=_ProductDetailsProductId=6262 It was also available (at substantial savings) at Costco if you are a member.

[OGD] Humiudifiers

2004-07-22 Thread Charles E. Bracker
To Scott Minor: We grow about 2000 orchids in 4 basement rooms that are all at different controlled environmental conditions. One of the rooms is our 3cool room2 which runs at about 650F during the 15 hour day, and 550F during the 9 hour night period (Mainly for Pleurothallids that require low

[OGD] PSA--Public Service Announcement

2004-07-22 Thread Stitzelweller
Prem, Thank you! Howard ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 6, Issue 295

2004-07-22 Thread Dr. Braem
From: peter croezen [EMAIL PROTECTED] That is why a list of literature recommended by a recognized taxonomist would be helpful to all of us who like to know a little more about the subject. Peter, what do you expect ... you want a beginners list ... OK here we go Introducing Biology The Wold of

[OGD] the Quixotic field of taxonomy

2004-07-22 Thread Betty Goetz
Actually, there are probably quite a few of us on this list who have thrown up their hands after the 5th name change in the past several decades and simply call our plants by the name we learned back in the 70's. The plants grow and bloom and don't care. The literature typically includes all

Re: [OGD] Why do you change the name?

2004-07-22 Thread icones
Prem, I would suggest you read these articles as they may explain your questions. Christenson, Eric PhD, 2003. Habenaria erichmichaelii. Orchids 72 (2): 136. --, 2002. Habenaria xanthocheila. Orchids 71 (3): 222-223. --, 2001. Habenaria roebelenii. Orchids

[OGD] Now the rats come crawling out

2004-07-22 Thread Dr. Braem
From: Peter Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED] RECOGNISED TAXONOMISTS Peter I can do searches as well ,,,all day and night. I thought I would do a search on Taxonomists especially Orchid Taxonomy. I searched in many sites , not just English found of course Dr. P.Cribb but not Dr. G. Braem, anywhere!!!. I

[OGD] You now what

2004-07-22 Thread Dr. Braem
Hi Folks, you know what ... I am going to save myself some time and work you know what ... if you have any question on taxonomy or scientific issues, just ask the great Prem Subrahmanyam, the great Howard Stizelweller and the great researcher Peter Fowler. Among the three of them, they can

[OGD] About Dr. Guido

2004-07-22 Thread T.N. Lewin
If you want to talk about easy research, type 'Guido Braem' into Google. You will receive over 2,000 hits. Its pretty basic. His work on the Genus Paphiopedilum is known world wide. I don't believe it's his capacity as a taxonomist in question by some, it's his manner of communicating his well

[OGD] Physan..once again and last

2004-07-22 Thread Dorris
Does nothing against virus...Have no idea why they have the temerity to state so...Test HAVE been done and a lecture on the subject delivered to HOGA here in Hawaii...TSP in strong solution is the only chemical currently in use that was verified..Of course there are others..but it was noted that