Re: [OGD] Kovachii...

2006-09-02 Thread Barbara
Please clear up a few things for me and the OGD audience: 1) Where in my post do I try to slime the opposition? Please explain!. 2) Who is it you went to that says to know the true story, different from mine, of what went on in Peru? 3) What is the true story Barbara? You seem to

[OGD] PCR-based virus testing

2006-09-02 Thread James Marchand
Do you think there is any money in virus testing, using modern PCR techniques? I do lots of PCR in my job (mouse tissue, not plant, but PCR is PCR), and have an extensive collection of orchids. I've wondered how many of my plants are virused, but don't have the money to test them. If I

[OGD] orchid in a cemetery / Rochester, Iowa [US]

2006-09-02 Thread viateur . boutot
Rochester Cemetery... The 13.5-acre Rochester site is... defined as a sand prairie/savanna scattered trees and groves of trees in addition to prairie plants... 360 plant species, figuring out to about 25 per acre... That is a greater number than has been recorded at any other prairie site

[OGD] Re Barbara's Kovachi

2006-09-02 Thread Peter Croezen
Barbara, As expected, you have failed to substantiate any of the rumours you are spreading about me on the OGD. It is better than any apology you could have come up with. Requesting it repeatedly, you seem obsessed with wanting to be flamed. Perhaps this is a common problem with genies

Re: [OGD] Epipactis helleborine

2006-09-02 Thread bonaventure
To echoe Eric's comments - I have found Epipactis here in New Jersey state parks and forests, but never in an undisturbed area. They always seem to be around the edges of the parking areas and road cuts. First orchid you'll see when you go out hiking! However, young plants annoyingly resemble

Re: [OGD] viruses again

2006-09-02 Thread bonaventure
Keith, I have performed and developed ELISAs in my line of work as a Research Assistant in Molecular Biology and Immunology. Each assay, done in panels, requires a row, or serial dilution, of standards to be performed with it. The dilutions should then match up with results in a stepwise fashion

Re: [OGD] kovachii

2006-09-02 Thread Orchids Limited
Hello to everyone on the forum, I have been growing kovachii since April of 05 and I have a number of plants in the 8 to 9 inch range and 5-7 inch range as well as a number of smaller ones. The cross that seems most vigorous to me is the 'Jewel' x 'Roseline' sib. Other sibs are slower and

Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 8, Issue 299

2006-09-02 Thread Barbara
Peter. You amaze me. Where are the rumors I am spreading about you?? It is not I that is spreading rumors but your own kindly self. I am merely pointing them out to you and you go and get all offended. You think I haven't seen the flasks that are coming out of Alfredo's lab? I know what they