[OGD] WOC2005 Dijon, a message from Henry Oakeley

2005-03-23 Thread Jean-Marie Vanderwinden
Dear All, My previous attempt (on Wed 16 March 2005) to post the following message from Dr Henry Oakeley has apparently been unsuccessful, so I post it again. I apologize if it eventually duplicates. With best wishes to all. Jean-Marie, Brussels, Belgium From: Henry Oakeley [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[OGD] Poor journalism on Scully Story

2005-03-23 Thread R M Scully
Mr O'Byrne Obviously, you do not know me as well as many who subscribe here; but since you have called attention to a flawed "news" story about which I could not comment when it first appeared, I now welcome the opportunity to publicly respond. The bogus claim (in 1999)by an anxious Selby

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 133

2005-03-23 Thread bonaventure
Will someone please answer my question about Oncidium ceboletta and please have me stop wasting my time wading through all this other stuff? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, March 19, 2005 6:02 am Subject: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 133 Send Orchids

[OGD] Oncidium cebolleta

2005-03-23 Thread Stuart Henry
Ok by googling i found at http://boards.cannabis.com/archive/index.php/t-8484.html Delta9 Dec-22-2004, 21:50 Abstract- A memeber of the family Orchidacea, Oncidium cebolleta, is used by the Tarahumara Indians of northern Mexico as a temporary replacement for peyote. We have found it to contain

Re: [OGD] Oncidium cebolleta

2005-03-23 Thread Stuart Henry
ALSO. http://www.illuminati.ch/Wissen/Archiv/Text/Entheogens/Natdrugs.txt ONCIDIUM CEBOLLETA - Orchidaceae (Cebolleta) -- RITUAL EMPLOYMENT: It is suspected to be an hallucinogen, employed as a temporary surrogate of Peyote or Hikuri (Lophophora williamsii). USAGE:

[OGD] 18th WOC lecture

2005-03-23 Thread Yamaga
Hi, Peter ! Mr.Shinichi Yamamoto's Address is as follows. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Probably, I Think You can contact with him. ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com

Re: [OGD] Oncidium cebolleta

2005-03-23 Thread Steve Topletz
Looks like its high time to import some. This should make for an interesting cup of tea at my local orchid meeting! ST Stuart Ok by googling i found at Stuart http://boards.cannabis.com/archive/index.php/t-8484.html Stuart Delta9 Stuart Dec-22-2004, 21:50 Stuart Abstract- A memeber of the

[OGD] Dr. Yamamoto's e-mail address

2005-03-23 Thread Peter\(Can\) Croezen
Hi Hiroshi, Appreciate your help; thank you kindly for the e-mail address. Peter ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Oncidium cebolleta as a peyote replacement

2005-03-23 Thread viateur . boutot
Someone wrote : Will someone please answer my question about Oncidium ceboletta and please have me stop wasting my time wading through all this other stuff? Thanks for bearing with us. When you can find the time, please try and obtain a copy of the following article : F.R.Stermitz, T.R.Suess,

[OGD] orchids named for VIPs

2005-03-23 Thread Peter O'Byrne
In OGDV7 #140, Viateur asked: It seems to be customary in Singapore to name orchids after visitors to the country. Is this a privilege reserved for heads of state ? Have orchidists/orchidophiles been honored in a similar way in that country ? Are there orchid species or hybrids named after Joyce

[OGD] Re: Orchid Names

2005-03-23 Thread IrisCohen
In a message dated 3/22/05 2:54:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Are there orchid species or hybrids named after Joyce Stewart, Peter O'Byrne or other orchidophiles ? Dunno about Singapore, but in this country, hybridizers often name orchids or roses after First Ladies or other celebrities

[OGD] Orchid naming.

2005-03-23 Thread Andy Easton
Title: Orchid naming. Happy to say that I got an AM/AOS on Cymbidium Little Black Sambo recently. I have just realized that O'Byrne has been honored with his own hybrid too. There are heaps of orchids named for celebrities. Some four-legged equine celebrities so honored have been Phar Lap,

[OGD] Henry Oakeley - thanks for the clarifications

2005-03-23 Thread viateur . boutot
Henry Oakeley's post certainly helps to clarify some aspects of the selection of Singapore as the host country for the 2011 World Orchid Conference. As Henry suggests, we should now concentrate on the next WOC in Miami, in 2008. *** Regards, Viateur

[OGD] Orchid species named after my daughters.

2005-03-23 Thread Peter O'Byrne
In OGD V7 #141, Kelvin said: Species I believe there's a few. In fact, I believe that POB named quite a few species after his daughters.. Actually, it was one each, but I'm in trouble on that front. In a forthcoming publication I'm going to reduce one of these names to a synonym of an earlier

Re: [OGD] Temperature/humidity Sensors

2005-03-23 Thread Blue Moon Exotics
I'm interested in the method of using two temperature sensors (thermocouples) to derive RH. What type are you using and how do you set one as a "wet bulb" Paul and Diane LeBlanc Species Orchids, Ferns and Bromeliads http://www.bluemoonexotics.com -Original Message-From: Martin Epstein

Re: [OGD] Temperature/humidity Sensors

2005-03-23 Thread Thomas Hillson
The simple answer is that I covered one sensor with a wick and left the other bare. They are suspended over a reservoir with water in it and the wick in the water. I took a small DC fan from a computer and connected it to provide a flow movement of air over the sensors. I take the reading from

[OGD] (no subject)

2005-03-23 Thread BCPRESS
Iemailed the message below to Martin Topletzdirectly, but in view of Andy's remarks impugning my judging qualifications, without bothering to check facts as usual, I am appending it and submitting it to the general OGD readership. No, I am not an accredited AOS judge,but no such

[OGD] Greenhouse mister

2005-03-23 Thread John Vandermeulen
Can you all suggest model/make/name for a greenhouse mister, please? Dimensions of house are approx. 12' x 20' x 8' high, i.e. ca 2,000 cu. ft. I am not looking for the grandest snazziest and therefore most expensive. We grow for our own pleasure. But I do want something that puts out a

[OGD] Stermitz paper

2005-03-23 Thread ahicks51
[EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly in an attempt to answer questions and stop people from wasting their time wading through all this other stuff: When you can find the time, please try and obtain a copy of the following article : F.R.Stermitz, T.R.Suess, C.K.Schauer, O.P.Anderson, and

[OGD] Multi-petaled orchids? Possible?

2005-03-23 Thread Eric Hunt
Hi everyone, I received this email inquiry from a student in Singapore about the possibility of multi-petaled orchids. My botany skills are not strong enough to compose a cogent and informed reply, so I am hoping someone out in OGD land would be willing to assist this student. The student's name

[OGD] Bert's judging credentials.

2005-03-23 Thread Andy Easton
Title: Bert's judging credentials. Bert, I did check with the SFOS and they told me that you were not a judge in good standing in their system. Do you have some information or status that I am unaware of? I repeat that the individual WOC's normally extend an invitation to judges of

[OGD] Kudos to Henry Oakley

2005-03-23 Thread Harvey Brenneise
What a gentleman, and a model to all of us in courteous yet assertive communication. Sincerely, Harvey Brenneise [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a sunny Seattle ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com

Re: [OGD] Greenhouse mister

2005-03-23 Thread Blue Moon Exotics
John, How handy are you? I made a fog system out of copper pipe and fog nozzles that is hooked to a $150 Karcher electric pressure washer and a cycle timer as well as a thermostat. I don't know how long the presure washer will hold up but it is going on its second season without problems. Paul

[OGD] Singing in the greenhouse...

2005-03-23 Thread viateur . boutot
In 1984, ... the National Museum of Natural History in Paris named an orchid for her [opera singer Jessye Norman] source : http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Outlook/24Mar2005_out39.php * Phalaenopsis Jessye Norman = Phalaenopsis Suzanne Lecoufle x Phalaenopsis Tetelrath Registrant :

[OGD] Diplocaulobium obyrnei

2005-03-23 Thread Wolfgang H. Bandisch
and then there is Diplocaulobium obyrnei W.K. Harris! Wolfgang H. Bandisch - Original Message - From: Peter O'Byrne [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Orchids@orchidguide.com Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 12:27 AM Subject: [OGD] orchids named for VIPs In OGDV7 #140, Viateur asked: It seems to be

[OGD] Re: OGD] Oncidium cebolleta as a peyote replacement

2005-03-23 Thread bonaventure
Thanks Viateur, My research days with peyote are long over, not to inspire a new flame war. I still seem to feel that I am much more lucid and emotionally stable than some of the other contributors to this forum on ORCHID CULTURE, and ORCHID PLANTS AND RELATED TOPICS. Perhaps we can have a

Re: [OGD] Oncidium cebolleta

2005-03-23 Thread bonaventure
Apparantly not as good as the real thing. Getting OT from the Onc. cebolleta...what a whacked site, morning glory seeds have many physical side effects, not a purely cerebral effect. Might as well get atropine inebriation from Datura or Brugmannsia, the margin for error is very slim. You'd

Re: [OGD] Oncidium cebolleta

2005-03-23 Thread bonaventure
OK! Humor, good! Contact your congressman to illegalize catnip. It clearly is an intoxicant for cats, produces hallucinations in them with high doses, can therefore be regarded as cruelty to animals, so therefore can be classified as a substance of abuse and a danger to (cat) society.

[OGD] Re: Whatever

2005-03-23 Thread IrisCohen
In a message dated 3/23/05 3:37:30 PM, Bert writes: Conclusions based on opinions for which facts are irrelevant belong to the realm of Religion. I like that. I'm gonna file it. Iris "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." Yogi Berra ___ the

[OGD] Fuchs and Dijon

2005-03-23 Thread Sheldon
Since we're talking about Fuchs, did he clean-up at Dijon with his Vandas? ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 144

2005-03-23 Thread Colin.Hamilton
What a pleasant surprise - an issue of OGD fulled only with nicities! Colin Hamilton Webmaster Australian Orchid Council/OrchidsAustralia Rockhampton, Qld. Australia www.orchidsaustralia.com And on the 8th day God said OK Murphy, you take it from here.

[OGD] Concerning the Enthenobotany of O. cebolleta

2005-03-23 Thread george anderson
In acoffee table classic entitled "Plants of the Gods:Origins of Hallucinogenic Use,Richard Schultes and Albert Hofmann, on page 51 report the following: "Oncidium cebolleta is an epiphytic orchid that grows on steep, stone cliffs and trees in the Tarahumara Indian country of Mexico. It is

[OGD] Multi-petal Orchid

2005-03-23 Thread Colin.Hamilton
Eric Hunt wrote: I received this email inquiry from a student in Singapore about the possibility of multi-petaled orchids. My botany skills are not strong enough to compose a cogent and informed reply, so I am hoping someone out in OGD land would be willing to assist this student. The student's

[OGD] mist systems

2005-03-23 Thread Roberts Flower Supply
For mist systems try http://www.orchidmix.com/cat6.htm bottom of page Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:45:47 -0400 From: John Vandermeulen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OGD] Greenhouse mister To: orchid digest orchids@orchidguide.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain;

[OGD] Catnip?

2005-03-23 Thread ahicks51
[EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Contact your congressman to illegalize catnip. It clearly is an intoxicant for cats, produces hallucinations in them with high doses, can therefore be regarded as cruelty to animals, so therefore can be classified as a substance of abuse and a danger to

[OGD] Simple 'sling psychrometer'

2005-03-23 Thread Chris McCutchan
Occasionally, to get a rough idea of humidity in my small (read: I would dent the walls if I were to swing things around my head!) growing area, I tilt my small floor fan to a horizontal position and thenput my thermometer face down onthe gril.Then I start to check e-mail. Half-way through, I

[OGD] Judging AOS WOC

2005-03-23 Thread Goldorchid
Hello all, Been too busy with the annual vacation to Jamaica, helping co-ordinate the AOS Spring Member Meeting here in Minnesota, getting Hoosiers Catalog Painting done, not killing my imported Jamaican plants, AOS judging duties at my Chicago Center (this time of year is around 2000+ Miles