it was the personal, baiting attacks of a few immature people on the
list, simply to get a rise from another person to the point they had no
option left but use profanity.
-It was in fact the sincere request of a hobbyist about Habenaria rhodochila
that started this whole thing. Guido's
In a message dated 8/21/04 1:36:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Perhaps he is a woofter as well.
A quick web search confirms that woofter is a derogatory term for a male
homosexual. There are enough gay men on this board, and in various Orchid
organizations that
. By the way, do you
know if can be purchased here in the u.s.? A colored spiranthes would be
very interesting indeed!
This is the second request I have gotten about this!
I got mine in a trade for some bulbs of a nice Pleione formosana clone I
have. The man I traded with has just started
Mr. Baxter writes:
It sounds little to me like George's well known proclivity to talk
excessively might have contributed to his problem. I would suspect that
he was under watch for more than Carnivore randomly picking him up.
After reading hundreds of his posts I would suspect there were more
In a message dated 10/3/04 3:14:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Roy Lee writes:
Les Ann, you are on the right track. Sarc hartmannii x hartmannii
remains a species, as does Soph coccinea x coccinea. Any species crossed with
itself or two different clones of the SAME species are mated, continue
Comment, Margaret is just trying to get familiar with everyone, and
get your data for her address book. However, too much phishing like
this is done by unscrupulous persons, who will use your personnel
information to masquerade as you, and do all kinds of nasty things.
Actually,
I think there are lots of Paphiopedilum growers out there and several
hundred producers. The problem is that the plants are all grown from
seed or they are divisions. As a result you will never see Paph
hybrids offered like Phalaenopsis, Oncidiums, Cattelyas or
Dendrobiums or any other
"And just to add my own two cents: Evolution, if applied as a
scientific theory, is applicable to orchids. However, evolution
does have severe flaws just as creationism, and it would be
foolish to give either greater accord than its respective
limitations."
Though somewhat hesitant, I must
In a message dated 12/10/04 6:00:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"Orchids are just one of many reasons I believe in God. The incredible
intracacy and beauty is, in my opinion, not the result of chance.
Evolution is not a lawit is a theory."
The notion that one
In a message dated 1/23/05 3:01:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"I recently obtained a couple of phrag. bessae, d'allessandro and hybrids. Now
one of them is flowering and the flower is totally misshapen: the petals are
concave and the pouch cannot separate. I posted a
I recently purchased Lance Birk's new Paphiopedilum Grower's Manual. In his discussion about watering and watering technique he makes the statement that Orchids have "fixed stomata", and they remain open all the time regardless of environmental conditions. Never having heard this before, I am
Leo Writes:
"C!, C2, C3, or C4 - stomata that open or close - what the heck?, Does any
of this mean anything about how we actually go about growing these things?
I feel like you guys are arguing about the number of Angels dancing on the
head of a pin. Does any of this mean anything, or is it
In a message dated 3/27/05 7:07:43 AM Pacific Standard Time, Sandra Hardy writes:
I'm looking for culture info on Bulbophyllum baileyi. I acquired a 3 psb
bareroot division 2 1/2 yrs ago that has since grown into nearly 30 psb but
it has never bloomed for me. It is mounted on treefern, in bright
["Pollinator specificity to a flower is akin to parasite specificity to a
host. Although there is a naturally selective trend toward greater
specificity, in the long term obligate relationships fail."]
Some idle speculation on my part (with no claim to any truth; just a desire to continue
K. Barrett writes:
So, no input on whether Laelias root before bloom or after bloom?
Just today I was looking at new roots on a young (not big enough to bloom yet) Laelia tenebrosa (if its still considered a Laelia, and not a Cattleya), appearing as the new growth is about 1/3 mature. And new
Oliver Sparrow writes:
"Here is a picture of an orchid found growing at 1500m in Pampa Hermosa, near
Satipo in Perú. http://www.trekperu.org/orchid.jpg
I would dearly like to know what it is - even the genus! The flowers are as
illustrated, around 12 cm across. The plant stands around 3-5m tall,
In a message dated 6/14/05 3:01:24 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Regarding Mr Pond trying to Flog his Phrags, how come we're getting
commercial spam printed in full on this digest ? (Check his header).
Peter O'Byrne
in Singapore
In the spirit of charity, I will assume
Charles Asks:
If someone knows what cryptic conditions are,
or the conditions that shade-tolerant haworthias prefer, that would be an
even bigger bonus.
The reference to "cryptic denizens" means plants that are hard to see in their habitat due to pattern, color, or positioning of leaves close
In a message dated 12/16/05 3:02:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On the question of sugary exudates external to the orchid flower, I have
always assumed they function to attract ants to the orchid plant and/or
flower. The ants, in turn, would then protect the orchid from
In a message dated 1/6/06 3:00:45 AM Pacific Standard Time, Orchids-Peter O'byrne writes:
but the fact is that most Phragmipedium species are
dreadful houseplants. You've seen the photos so you know what I mean
... fans of large, ungainly leathery leaves sprouting from a
fly-infested pot of
Oliver Sparrow Writes:
However, virtually all of the
large flowered species and their progeny are monsoonal, which means that they
need a dry rest in Winter. This is usually accompanied by very bright sun in
the wild, and with temperatures which may be low or high, depending on their
habitat. As
"I have several catts and mini-catts with leaves that turn black and fall
off. What causes this? I don't see evidence of insects. Sometimes the
black patch starts with spots throughout the leaf and sometimes it is a
gradually-spreading patch.
I also have some catts with leaves that are almost
In a message dated 4/20/06 3:01:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"ENOUGH!!
What is it with you people?!
This list is about orchids predominately.
Take your off-topic posts elsewhere. There's nothing stopping
you from discussing this with one another privately, but it's like
In a message dated 7/7/06 8:06:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This is my first post and I have a question to the taxanomists on the list or anybody who can help! My question is, are bromeliads orchidaceous plants? I know bromeliads are in the family of Bromeliaceae and
In a message dated 8/12/06 1:28:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Age can become a problem. All judges should be retired off at 70. By this time, sight, hearing and general well being are starting to decline, and many old people start turning inwards, worrying too much about
In a message dated 8/19/06 3:03:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
While there are undoubtedly people who are in excellent shape physically and mentally at 70, this is not always the rule. Clearing judges out at 70 offers a way of removing those who are clearly incapable by
In a message dated 8/30/06 3:03:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Andy Easton writes:
"At the recent ASHS Summer meetings all the talk was about that the US is looking to follow the lead of two stupid countries, Australia and New Zealand, who currently operate a most restrictive control system for the
In a message dated 10/4/06 2:43:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Iris writes:
"Sometimes you get a peloric
mutation, which is actually a reversion to a more primitive flower."
Although peloric forms are often referred to as "more primitive" because the flower appears more radially symmetrical (as a
In a message dated 2/7/07 10:04:37 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Thank God the AOS never sank to the level of publishing the referenced
article. It was appropriate for The Orchid Review which has become a
distinctly
second-rate rag. It is so typical of this woman who
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Does anyone have any information about the taxonomic standing of the
Masdevallia coccinea grown with the name of Dwarf Pink? Although it looks
superficially like a small scale coccinea, there are small differences, most
notably the
marked color difference in the dorsal sepal, and the presence
In a message dated 9/8/2007 3:02:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
cant everyone on the list send him an e/m perhaps he might not do it i
future???
If you are referring to e-mail auto responses, people use them with work
related or home business related addresses,
In a message dated 10/14/2007 3:02:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Nancy
writes:
but I still have
something that appears to be lichen creeping over a
lot of the wood.
Any suggestions on an attack for this? I can scrape
off the ruffled edges, but the flat parts are just too
smooth, and I'd
For those of you who happen to be in the area (or plan to come) Clark
Sorensen will be displaying several of his orchid urinals at this year's
Pacific
Orchid Exposition (Fort Mason Center, San Francisco Feb 29-March 2, 2008). The
things are really quite interesting in person. Amusing, and with
In a message dated 1/5/08 3:00:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, Mr. Baxter
writes:
Look out all you environmentalist wackos, the Russians have just
announced a study that says the global warming is over and cooling is
about to begin. Run for the hills and light your bonfires! Remember
cold
In a message dated 3/25/08 3:00:33 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Multicrop makes Kocide Blue. There is also a Blue Xtra. I'm not a big fan
of
Kocide so I've never bothered to find out what the difference is. Yates
Fungus Fighter Copper Fungicide is also Copper
gastou US$ 10 mil por uma pe?a de porcelana esculpida
Our recent Pacific Orchid Exposition in San Francisco (as part of an
increasing presentation of the work of artists inspired by orchids) featured 8
of
Clark Sorensen's urinals. They do in fact cost up to $10,000, are fully
functional, and
Orchid Society of California - Meets... third Mondays monthly.
The Orchid Society of California is the local society of Oakland, CA. It is
so named because it was the first Orchid Society to be formed in California
(and west of the Mississippi as well). Apparently it was the originator
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
In a message dated 9/21/08 6:00:29 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Kathy Barrett
writes:
What's the purpose of the raised 'hooks' on the lips? At first I thought
they encouraged at pollinator to come in to the center, but then I realized
they were pointing in the 'wrong' direction, keeping
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