Peter O'Byrne who writes: >This would indeed be prudent, because the authorities are indeed >preparing to act. Page 265 of the current (Sept-Oct 2007) edition of >The Orchid Review contains the following warning:
>"it is common knowledge that in addition to INRENA certified P. >kovachii plants, many others have been removed illegally from the wild >and smuggled abroad. Some growers in possession of uncertified >material are said to be growing second generation P. kovachii hybrids. >As a result the RHS, as International Cultivar Registration Authority >for Orchid Hybrids, has decided that all future applications to >register hybrids involving P. kovachii must be accompanied by copies >of the appropriate CITES and INRENA documentation". Peter, as you know, I was speaking about Phragmipedium kovachii the species. I could not care less about the hybrids. However, the Orchid Review article you quote is a smoke screen. Why is this new rule just for Phragmipedium kovachii and not for all Lady's Slipper species???? They are all on CITES Appendix I. It just does not make any sense, unless you know what preceded this ill conceived decision for one species. By believing and acting on lies submitted by "sour grapes" Pragmipedium kovachii competition of CJM, who in registering Phrag kovachii hybrids were beaten to the punch by CJM's Glen Decker and Alfredo Manrique, Julian Shaw, the Orchid Registrar, made the mistake of nullifying their properly registered legal Phragmipedium kovachii hybrid. When Julian finally realized that he should not have acted on lies and realized that he was taken for a ride, he reversed his decision back to the correct one, namely that CJM and Piping Rock's Glen Decker were first in registering the Phrag. kovachii hybrids made in the INRENA licensed, number one legal Phragmipedium kovachii nursery, Centro de Jardineria Manrique. Orchid registration with all its faults and uncertainties has worked fine for all these years; it will still work fine today without the need for all this extra paperwork brought on by lies and dishonest people dealing with just one species. peter . _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
