[OGD] O. Sparrow Egging on

Oliver Sparrow wrote: Cracking this shell would seem to egg on an already scrambled debate. Fowl play? You crack me up, Oliver! Colin Hamilton Webmaster Australian Orchid Council/OrchidsAustralia Rockhampton, Qld. Australia www.orchidsaustralia.com You were sent here as a warning to others,

[OGD] What's right?

George broke the law not to smuggle in plants that he could not have brought in legally otherwise, but simply to avoid the hassle and incompetence of the government agencies involved. Steve, I wasn't aware that government incompetence and hassle was justification to break laws.

[OGD] summer, spring, winter or fall (C. meirax)

Charles (Baker) : You wrote : Cyrtochilum meirax. This orchid is found in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru where it grows in wet cloudforests at about 4900 ft. (1500 m). Summer days warm to about 70 degrees F (21 degrees C) and nights average near 55 degrees F (13 degrees C). Winter days

Re: [OGD] temperature differential

Sure. Have the AC Device always set to on. Have it plugged into a programmable thermostatic controller. If you can't find a suitable device, use two timers hooked up to dumb thermostats. Timer one turns on and activates thermostat to maintain temp A during the day, timer one turns off, timer

[OGD] More CITES

Chris Brevoort [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Folks should be aware that any international trade in orchid species seeds (such as Paph.rothshildianum or Phal.bellina) will require CITES and possibly even phyto certification (due to the 'any part thereof' CITES clause), which will render

[OGD] Re: [II]: pondering career futures

Howdy Charles, I will certainly check it out. My business partner, a brilliant AM grad PhDing in breeding and genetics at U of F, worked at Hines in Houston last summer. We are currently working out a small contract with Hines as growers for some hardy orchids. Perhaps this will open other

Re: [OGD] That Bulbo of from First Ray

It looks a like B. alagense or something very similiar. I have B. alagense and that was my first rection when I saw Ray's photo. If Ray's plant definitely came from Irian Jaya then it is either a very similar species or the range of B. alagense extends beyond the Philippines (or the supplier

Re: [OGD] George's justification

George broke the law not to smuggle in plants that he could not have brought in legally otherwise, but simply to avoid the hassle and incompetence of the government agencies involved. Wow, if that argument was a reasonable justification for avoiding prosecution, then what a field day lawyers

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[OGD] Re: Advice please

You wrote: Some flasked Dendrobiums arrived late in the season and were planted out. They have done quite well, but now the UK Winter is upon us and the monsoonal species are drying out. I would be interested in other people's experience in what to do with small (2 cm) monsoonal species at this

[OGD] Climatic conditions for Cyrtochilum meirax

Viateur questioned the conditions I recently posted for the culture of Cyrtochilum meirax. The climate conditions given were based on the average conditions at Caracas, Venezuela with a station elevation of 2760 ft. (841 m). Temperatures were adjusted to reflect probable conditions at a habitat

[OGD] Pecteilis susannae (L.) Raf. - culture info needed

Viateur, I don't usually offer cultivation advice, but this species needs very unusual conditions. The usual habitat/growth cycle is: Seasonally dry grassland, often on rocky outcrops, growing in deep pockets of soil in the rocks, or in soil-filled cracks between rocks. Growth starts at the

[OGD] Pecteilis susannae

In a recent posting, Viateur asked about the cultural requirements for Pecteilis susannae (L) Raf. Comber, in his 1990 3Orchids of Java2 reported the following. 3Although recorded from all over Java, it must now be classified as quite rare; altitude records vary from seal level to 1000 m, habitat

[OGD] New Subscriber

The e-mail with subscription confirmation suggested that new members send an message introducing themselves. I'm Susan Taylor, living and growing orchids in Houston, Texas. I'm a member of the Houston and American Orchid Societies although only a 2 year grower. I have mostly cattleya hybrids