[OGD] Help Required Please.

2004-09-20 Thread Peter Fowler
Hello everyone. I have recently purchased a number of orchid species from a Dutch nursery. I cannot find any references for the following plants. Bulbophyllum longifolium PNG? Dendrochilum aureum Dendrochilum compactum Gastrochilus matsurans Thrixspermum amplexiatum I would very much

Re: [OGD] Bush Snails, Caffeine and a Bit of Rambling History

2004-09-20 Thread marianne.fleurimont
How true, DaveK! :) Enjoyed the gentleman and his potato deficiency! Now, if only my snails would take example! Marianne - Original Message - From: Davek [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 2:49 AM Subject: Re: [OGD] Bush Snails, Caffeine and a

Re: [OGD] Mesurol in pellet form?

2004-09-20 Thread Karen Frederiksen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: What I got was from the drug company Bayer for garden use on edible plants (strawberries, salads, etc), and came in a dark blue pellet form. I guess I am supposed to sprinkle this over the plant area, but how much is my question. Hi Marianne We also use the blue

[OGD] For Peter and Viateur

2004-09-20 Thread Jose A. Izquierdo
Peter: Gastrochilus matsuran (Makino) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 289 (1919). As to other names I found close but no cigar match ups that may suggest a review of your labels: To wit: 1- Thrixspermum amplexiatumI found a reference for Thrixspermum amplexicaule

[OGD] [OD V6 #391] Re: re: Winter rest of Clowesia rosea and C. warczewiczii

2004-09-20 Thread S.M. Wellinga
Dear Julie and Jorge, Thank you very much for your help and insights in answer to my query regarding the winter rest temperatures of Clowesia rosea and C. warczewiczii. With your information I feel reassured that I will get my divisions properly through their first winter at mine. Next spring,

[OGD] antibiotics

2004-09-20 Thread David Janvrin
Just dropping in my limited experience with antibiotics on orchids. I have found Agristrep (impure streptomycin) effective and non-phytotoxic on phrags to control basal rot. This is a rot that appears (at least in South Carolina) during the hot summer months, begins at the base of the outer

[OGD] Re: Typos and Other Errors

2004-09-20 Thread IrisCohen
In a message dated 9/20/04 6:19:15 AM, Michael writes: Furthermore, for this to work there can be no surprises, if a word is unexpected it will be alomost (was that a typo or on purpose?) indecipherable. Who would of thought my area of study would be relevant here. True. Your last sentence

[OGD] Measurol Application

2004-09-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FWIW, a large commercial operation near me dissolved the power or the pellets in warm water, then sprays it on corn meal for sprinking around and in the pots. -- Ray http://mail2web.com/ . ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[OGD] Re: Typos

2004-09-20 Thread Charles Baker
In a recent posting, Don Stanley wrote, 3It's a pound to a penny that you took more care in deliberately wrongly spelling that lot than if it'd been straight text!2 Actually, if the truth be known (which in itself is doubtful), I did not type a word in that message other than to suggest it might

[OGD] TSP and Spellcheck

2004-09-20 Thread BCPRESS
While searching for an article in my pile of reprints, I recently stumbled upon the original 1967 article by HH Thornberry advocating TSP as a viricide. It is apparent that his background as a Plant Pathologist did not serve him well as a Chemical or Biochemical expert. He shows no

[OGD] C. quadricolor

2004-09-20 Thread Dorris
Sorry..but no way can you say that C. candida is a valid name for C. quadricolor..It was written up years after the original write up for quadricolor ...and as for any other mentions of the plant itself in any publications..no true descriptions were written...Look it up...The only valid name is