Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 8, Issue 236: Squirrells

2006-07-06 Thread Peter Mudde
>>>Message: 3 From: nancy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [OGD] squirrels and capsaicin Hi Peter - I have to argue with you on this issue; I've tried spraying with hot sauce, to no avail. Two years ago, I mixed a pound of ground cayenne with a pound of white grease, and smeared the mixture on t

[OGD] Platanthera praeclara, mowed down (Manitoba, Canada)

2006-07-06 Thread viateur . boutot
"in southeastern Manitoba... a patch of the endangered western prairie fringed orchid [Platanthera praeclara] was mowed down this week. The orchid, which grows nowhere else in Canada, is protected under federal and provincial endangered species acts. It's illegal to disturb the plant's habitat.

[OGD] Dendrobium unicum - pollination

2006-07-06 Thread Dr Chong-Yee Khoo
Does anyone know of any techniques which might help in the pollination of Dendrobium unicum in culture? I have not had any success with my plants so far, with both attempted selfings and sibling crosses. This seems consistent with the statement in Baker and Baker that attempts at pollination have