[OGD] on the matter of Mtssa.

Google did I nothing did find! That is why I asked what a Mtssa. is. Many kind souls have answered, from all corners of the world. My thanks to all. Julie, Caracas, the rainiest place on earth bar none! ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)

[OGD] What is a Mtssa.?

Dears Justbought a seedling by the name of Mtssa. C.M. Fitch "Hilo Triple Lip" and I have tried to find what Mtssa. stands for (I have done my homework!) but so far no luck. So I am wondering if some kind soul woudhave an answer. TYK julie, caracas, venezuela

[OGD] Fw: Let's be careful

DEAR FOLKS! As a reminder for the new year I am taking the liberty to post on the OGD this e-mail received from my other "LIST"and passion, water plants. HAPPY GROWING and lots of flowers for 2006 julie, caracas, venezuela - Original Message - From: Kit Knotts To: Adventure Sent:

[OGD] systemic fungicide

DEAR folks! It is still raining hard and copious here in Caracas. I am very sorry that I can not send post haste them very heavy clouds to my good friend Colin in Australia. THEREFORE as all good advice given so far by my dear OGDers has already been applied, I took myself yesterday to one of

[OGD] on the deleterious effect of constant rain!

Hi FOLKS! The info on Epi. ciliare was very helpful, thanks to all. NOW I need info on a systemic fungicide that will work on Pythium. This black mold is killing my Vandas as it has killed many of my Phalaenopsis. All because of the constat rain that keeps falling, day in and day out, every

[OGD] Two or three?

Hi folks! I have a question: How many types of Epidendrum ciliare are there? I have three different plants that show the same spiderlike flowers 1. Very old plant from my father´s garden that has single long leaves and the flower branch is the same size of the leaf. I think this plant could have

[OGD] gaudy=Gaudi

HI FOLKS! regarding Iris´s recent posting: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]In a message dated 10/2/05 12:27:55 PM, Dot writes:Does the word "gaudy" have meaning here? Just for the heck: Does anyone know if this word comes from the name of a famous early 20th century Spanish architect from

[OGD] Searching for Graf

Dear Mary Lou From Plantio La Orquidea´s web page the following info: for Henrique Graf e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 58 212 9637731 Fax: 58 212 9612863 s-mail Adress:Aerocav # 1567 P.O. Box 02-5304, Miami, Florida, 33102-5304 http://www.plantiolaorquidea.com/home.asp?lengua=Ing julie, caracas

[OGD] galvanized iron

Hi folks! It seems there is always something new to learn about old stuff. For the past thirty years I have been using pins, hangers and hooks made from regular galvanized iron but at the monthly meeting of our SOEM we were told never to use metal baskets or metal anythings because the metal

[OGD] bear with me, pls

Dear and patient friends Sometime ago I asked this forum about the name of a cross and Prem Subrahmanyam kindly gave me the right answer. Now I need to know what is a cross between a Sl. (Jinn) and an Encyclia (edithana) named and also I need the address of the RHS on-line database so that I

[OGD] back home

dear folks Now that I am back in ccs and my babies are safe I would like to say MUCHAS GRACIAS to those who have answered my queries about you know what (I have been advised not the mention any names!) julie ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)

[OGD] National Arboretum USA orchid show

Dear folks NO offense intended! I would like to POLITELY ask this forum if someone has visited the orchid show that runs to May 1st at the Smithsonian´s National Arboretum, Washington, DC. Please pardon if I have inadvertently stepped on any sensitive toes. You can never be too careful when you

[OGD] Orchid Express

Dear folks here is the link to the exhibit Orchid Express presented by the Smithsoniam which I forgot to post. http://www.gardens.si.edu/orchidshow2005/index_train.htm julie, caracas ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com

[OGD] species ID: who has the last word?

ORCHID FOLKS pardon my ignorance but: is there a higher authority in the matter of species identification?Who has the last word? julie, caracas, venezuela ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com

[OGD] ghost orchid

Dear folks! Just saw Mike Owen´s interesting tour in search for the ghost orchid at http://www.floridastateparks.org/fakahatcheestrand/default.asp http://www.floridastateparks.org/fakahatcheestrand/photos/ghost_orchid9.exe and I´ve decided I want to try to grow it. Will someone know where

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 38

- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Orchids@orchidguide.com Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 7:05 AM Subject: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 38 Send Orchids mailing list submissions to Orchids@orchidguide.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit

[OGD] B. nodosa

Dear orchidnuts Wishing all a happy and floriferous new year! I have three plants of Brassavola nodosa.Two are regular size, the other much larger altogether, which I have as B. nodosa var. grandiflora. Is it a different species? The smaller plants come from Cozumel, Mexico and Lara,

[OGD] 10º latitude north

On Cattleyas and daylight Since I live here (Caracas, Venezuela, Latitude 10º N) I see the days lengthen from January on to June when they start getting shorter come December when it is dark still at more or less 6:00 am and the sun sets around 6:00 pm, twelve hours daylight being the shortest

[OGD] a very enlightened julie

DEARS that took the time to explain and teach me the strange (for lack of another word) use of Latin in botanical nomenclature THANK YOU ALL I once wrote on the matter of Dr. Guido Braem: - Original Message - From: Juli [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 11

[OGD] Papilio luteum?

DEAR Steve Thanks for the alacrity 1. the picture smashing but the Papilio alba not http://www.sdahldtp.com/papilioalba.jpg Correct me if I err but is it not album (singular) alba (plural) Latin for white? and this Papilio is very yellow would it be more correct to call it Papilio ... v. luteum?

[OGD] papilio alba and a dumb question

DEARS on Saturday, July 10, 2004 10:52 AM I wrote: Dear Folks 1. Since I´ve never seen in the flesh or otherwise a papilio alba would some kind soul direct me to a picture. 2. A dumb question: do deposits (from fertilizer or pesticides) on leaves impede photosynthesis or respiration? eternally

[OGD] pls MERIDA not MIRIDA

Dear Charlie (Baker) Your advise on climatic conditions for Cyrtochilum meirax are just the thing but I have noticed in several postings that people tend to misspell MERIDA, writing MIRIDA instead. Merida is the capital city and the State of the same name high in the Venezuerlan Andes. A

[OGD] on George Norris

on George Norris I think the Feds really and truly went overboard in sentencing Norris to 18+ months in a Fed prison Can he appeal? Somewhere from my dim past a song from The Mikado (?) comes to my mind MAKE THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME What next? The firing squad? julie ccs, venezuela

[OGD] for Iris and Simon

Dear Iris ty for: Zonitoides arboreus more ty for: The Typographic Error I took the liberty to copy and send to many in my life .The remainder of the issue May be clean as clean can be, But that typographic error Is the only thing you see. I could add and haunts you even when sleep! j

[OGD] BUSH SNAILS

dear orchidfolks on Yahoo BUSH SNAILS Search Results Results 1 - 20 of about 78,100 for bush snails. what are bush snails? I have no time to look at 78,100 entries (besides I am too lazy) if you give the latin cognomen I will look it up (the only snails I have live on the underside of the pads

[OGD] Brassavolas in general

for Paul on flowering Brassavola Nodosa and other Brassavolas Not only do they need strong ligh and lots of it and for a longer period than other species, also they like dry medium and lots of humidity. I have seen nodosas growing on palm tree trunks in Isla Mujeres, Yucatan. The year Kennedy was

[OGD] The Mystic Rose

Cher Viateur you have asked: Just wondering if the orchidophiles have a patron saint. Which saint should I invoke to when one of my orchids passes away or before it is too late ? You could pray to the Virgin who is making the rounds in Venezuela. the Rosa Mistica (the Mystic Rose). She

[OGD] C.. mossiae: Venezuela´s national flower

Cher Viateur You have asked for news on orchids as city flowers. Does an orchid that stands for a country qualify? C. mossiae who grew wild in our Avila Mountains in Caracas before Mrsss Xx of England and neighboring places intervened, is our national flower. julie, Caracas, Venezuela

[OGD] saludos bolivarianos but no orchid emblem

on orchids as emblems (cities etc.) Cher Viateur Chacao: a section of Caracas Mirida: MERIDA the capital of Merida State, the only place where we have perpetual snow in our highest peak named (what else?) BOLIVAR 5.000 m a.s.l. (no exactly) And I presume there might be others. MAYBE Please let

[OGD] OUR LOSS

Dears What a shame that Guido had to leave again! OUR LOSS julie carbonell caracas, venezuela ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids

[OGD] Man Gets 21 Months for Smuggling Orchids

SAD NEWS http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=519ncid=519e=21u=/ap/2004 0727/ap_on_re_us/orchid_smuggling_1 ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids

[OGD] New Vanda species; peppermint candy lollipops!

Re: New Vanda species Peter, Scrumptious flowers. Reminded me of red and white peppermint candy lollipops. The sort we use for decorations on Christmas trees. Congratulations julie, caracs, venezuela ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[OGD] alba papilio and an idiotic question

Dear Folks 1. Since I4ve never seen in the flesh or otherwise a papilio alba would some kind soul direct me to a picture. 2. An idiotic question: do deposits (from fertilizer or pesticides) on leaves impede photosynthesis or respiration? eternally grateful julie, in caracas