[OGD] orchid Digest Vol 6 Issue 409

Viateur, two messages adding to my comment about Odont crispum, one by Iris ( mess' 2) the other by Dennis (mes' 6) say it all. I don't know where your coming from with these varieties of crispum. The facts are that line breeding of ANY genera creates superior flowers. As Dennis comments, the

[OGD] Re: medicinal orchids

You wrote: You might be interested to read the following : Recent advances in traditional plant drugs and orchids Quote: [6-O-(trans-p-coumaryl)-b-D-glucopyranoside]-3'-O-[ 6 -O - ( t r a n s - 4 -O- ( 6 -O - ( t r a n s - 4 -O- ( b -D -

Re: [OGD] Re: Hallucinogenic Orchids

Iris, That explains it!!! I wondered why we kept buying orchids when we have no room and even less money. Thanks Not looking for an antidote, Paul LeBlanc V tesselata,C.bowringiana,Phal. heiroglyphica, Paph chamberlainianum, Phal equestris, Neofinetia falcata coerulea, Euanthe sanderiana, C

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 6, Issue 409 Odontoglossum crispum

In the Victorian era thousands upon thousands of Odontoglossum crispum plants were introduced from the wild. Many had a good shape , size and texture. You only have to look at the pages of Lindenia (late Victorian era) to see the quality of wild collected plants. OK for every 10,000 plants

Re: [OGD] Re: Hallucinogenic Orchids

Paul, growing orchids is also a terminal disease. Strangely enough no-one's looking for a cure for that either, I'll bet. D. - Medicine advances funeral by funeral wondered why we kept buying orchids when we have no room and even less money. Thanks Not looking for an antidote, Paul LeBlanc

[OGD] Defining a species

Regarding Iris' comments on a species: But once for all, if you line-breed a pure species for a thousand years, you still have a species, not a hybrid, no matter what it looks like. This is my view: Any definition of the word species worth its salt must contain the words naturally-occurring,