[OGD] Orchid Names

In OGD V10 #236, Robert Riefer said Such an archane and absurd idea would have been laid to rest in museums and repeats of Antiques Roadshow if it were not the state sponsored religion in the United States: taught in the public school system as early as kindergarten. Its name is The Theory of

Re: [OGD] Orchid Names

In a message dated 8/16/08 6:02:49 AM, Cynthia writes: Did the people keeping up the Kew check list know at the time they made the (probably temporary) change to the check list that the RHS hybrid list was going to reflect their changes almost immediately, That is not their problem. Their

[OGD] James Luke is out of the office.

I will be out of the office starting 16/08/2008 and will not return until 30/06/2010. This email account remains active and will be reviewed by myself while I'm on secondment in UK. As an alternative (although not necessary), I am contactable on [EMAIL PROTECTED] or +44 20 7951 4773 at the EY

[OGD] Help needed

I am helping a friend who is researching the species Aspasia epidendroides. He is looking for copies of the following articles: 1. American Journal of Botany, Vol. 76, No. 1 (Jan., 1989), pp. 67-73 2. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 36: 165 (1949). 3. J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 6 (1834). 4. Ann.

Re: [OGD] Orchid names/evolution

In a message dated 8/16/08 3:02:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Robert Riefer writes: The confusion, aggravation, and cost of modern day nomenclature is the result of being based upon an outdated, early 19th century hypothesis with an admitted probability of 10 to the negative 37th power

[OGD] Another request

I would be grateful if someone helps me obtain a copy of the following: Williams, N.H., and Whitten, W.M. 1983. Orchid floral fragrances and male euglossine bees: methods and advances in the last sesquidecade. Biol. Bull. 164:355-395. TIA Jose

[OGD] Orchis robusta / Muro, Baleares (Spain)

La conselleria de Medio Ambiente ha iniciado la redacción del Plan de Conservación del hábitat de la orquídea de prado, una especie autóctona protegida que, tras ser hallada en la finca de Son Bosc, dejó en ´stand by' la construcción del controvertido campo de golf, a la espera de que el

[OGD] Dendrobium Datin Seri Jeanne

Horticulture researchers... have created a new orchid hybrid after 14 years of tests and experiments. ... a crossbreed of a new species that has not been officially registered... and another known orchid. The new orchid, with pale yellowish-greenish flowers that slowly turn yellowish-white,

[OGD] Martin Motes in Florida (US)

The Orchid Society of Highlands County... 's meeting... Martin Motes... hybridizer and grower of Vanda Orchids,... speaker. He is a second generation orchidist who has been growing orchids for 50 years... president of Motes Orchids in Homestead... accredited American Orchid Society judge...