"PM... Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi... at the opening of... Taman Seribu Bunga (Garden of a Thousand Flowers)... was accompanied by his wife Datuk Seri Jeanne Abdullah...
The 5.3ha garden... has 126,000 flowering plants... a 30-minute drive from the city [Ayer Keroh] In conjunction with the opening, the countrys first Dorit--e-a[ae]--nopsis orchid hybrid was named after the prime ministers wife... Doriteanopsis j[J]eanne a[A]bdullah... in honour of Jeannes first official visit to the... state. The four [3 ?]-petal orchid has three colours yellow, purple and white and is the offspring of two orchid species [hybrids !], Dorit-ea[ae]-nopsis p[P]urple c[C]hem [Gem ?] and Dorit-is[ae]-nopsis y[Y]ellow. ... The hybrid was registered at the Penang Botanical Garden two weeks ago... Doriteanopsis jeanne abdullah will be registered as the first Doriteanopsis in Asia with the Singapore Botanical Garden, then... with the London Botanical Garden... [why not the Royal Horticultural Society ?] There are about 90 types [genera ?] of orchids in the garden, which opens to the public on Aug 31." URL : http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/National/20070701093755/Article/index_html ************* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
