In OGD V7 #141, Kelvin said: "Species I believe there's a few. In fact, I believe that POB named quite a few species after his daughters.".
Actually, it was one each, but I'm in trouble on that front. In a forthcoming publication I'm going to reduce one of these names to a synonym of an earlier J.J.Smith name, which means one daughter will lose "her" orchid. I've offered to publish a "replacement" name, and while she's amenable in principle, she's being fussy in practice. Only something with enormous, showy, fragrant, long-lasting, nicely-coloured flowers will do. She's rejected several fascinating little jewels, and keeps on asking when her fantasy giant is going to turn up. There's a moral somewhere in this tale. Peter O'Byrne in Singapore _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
