[OGD] Lycaste cruenta

2008-03-08 Thread Dennis Read
Be very careful when buying a Lycaste marked as L. cruenta. My suggestion is only buy when in flower as most, at least in the UK, are Lycaste x cobani, a very simalar flower. Regards ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com

Re: [OGD] Posts in other languages

2008-03-08 Thread MGOrchids
To Stitz: If for bizarre reasons known only to you (and I hope a good psychologist), you simply cannot abide the presence of non-English postings, block Viateur's email address and you'll never have to see one of them again. Do your own searches for what little English-language orchid news

[OGD] Orchid Growing in Puerto Rico : Luis Rivero

2008-03-08 Thread tiosuper
What the article did not mention was that Dr Rivero's exhibit at the Puerto Rico Orchid Society Show won the AOS Show Trophy . Four plants in his Exhibit won AOS awards. And one of his dendrobiums species won the Trophy for the Show Grand Champion Plant. The AOS Show Trophy is his

[OGD] Re Sonnenberg Gardens

2008-03-08 Thread IrisCohen
The orchid collection there is maintained with the dedicated help of the Genesee Region Orchid Society (Rochester). Iris ** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money amp; Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf000301)

[OGD] Cochlopetalums

2008-03-08 Thread IrisCohen
I am enjoying my Paph. liemianum, a seedling from Taiwan, that I bought last fall from Jim Marlow. It is very typical doing what it is supposed to do. I probably read this thirty years ago, but I don't remember: what is the purpose of the twist in the petals of this group? Iris

[OGD] growing in Central California (US)

2008-03-08 Thread viateur . boutot
Fabelen Sun... she and her husband, Robert Sun, grow... an ascada[Ascocenda] John de Biase, a paphiopedilum... and a cattleya aurantiaca... The flowers reminded her of her childhood in the Philippines... Sun has... 600 orchids in the greenhouse... Every spring the Central California Orchid

[OGD] show in Karachi (Pakistan)

2008-03-08 Thread viateur . boutot
57th Pakistan Flower Show 2008... organised by the Horticulture Society of Pakistan... in Karachi... designed on the theme of Palm Forest with Orchids and Ferns, the orchid stall was decorated with cattleya... dendrobium... phalaenopsis... and oncidium... Less known in Pakistan, orchids... can

[OGD] Societal Name Confusion

2008-03-08 Thread stanhopi
Viateur ? Gentle OGDers, Just for the record, here in Tampa, Florida we have two orchid societies, both of which have been mentioned in recent posts here on OGD. The Tampa Orchid Club, mentioned below is the caretaker for the orchid collection at the University of South Florida Botanical

[OGD] growing in Pennsylvania (US)

2008-03-08 Thread viateur . boutot
Demetria and Brien Marsh... have 400 orchids growing in their home... I've been growing orchids since 1976, says Marsh, 58, an actress and business owner. Brien Marsh, 57, is an independent financial consultant. Brien... has been growing orchids since 2003... Marsh, a past president of the

[OGD] photos / growing in Pennsylvania (US)

2008-03-08 Thread viateur . boutot
Photos : 1) caption : Norma and Richard Raiff inside their greenhouse at their Mt. Lebanon home. They are growing about 160 orchids at their home. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/photos/2008-03-07/0308-orchid1-a.jpg 2) caption : Dendrobium Capituliforum[capituliflorum] Hihimanu growing in Norma

[OGD] A way around Viateur's linguistic virtuosity

2008-03-08 Thread Phillip Morris Diamond
http://babelfish.altavista.com/ G'Day All, When Viateur includes some of the Orchid Literature, which comes out of South America (Spanish, Portuguese), or Europe, here is a possible solution: computer translation via the link above. Just paste the text into the window and you