[OGD] John Hope Franklin / St. Petersburg, Florida (US)

2007-03-25 Thread viateur . boutot
"John Hope Franklin... Taught in a dozen or so universities... 92 years old... recorded the history of the South and of African-Americans... He visits Selby Gardens in Sarasota and Art Stone near Tyrone Square Mall to buy orchids... Back home in Durham [North Carolina] has a greenhouse containing

[OGD] John Wilburn Penn / 1925-2007

2007-03-10 Thread viateur . boutot
"mathematician at the School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks AFB for more than 40 years, John Penn... was known for the orchids he grew and shared... Penn... died at home Tuesday. ... Born... Sept. 19, 1925, in San Marcos Died... March 6, 2007, in San Antonio ... loved all orchids, read about th

[OGD] John Francis, orchidophile [Washington, US]

2006-08-09 Thread viateur . boutot
"Joseph Francis... has a collection of 2,000... into the restored 100-year-old Victorian foursquare farmhouse in Herndon... 70-year-old Fairfax County Master Gardener and orchid hobbyist... 28 of his plants have won awards... treasurer of the National Capital Orchid Society" Article URL: http:

[OGD] John Perez

2006-07-30 Thread Peter Croezen
  The Australian Orchid Council's web page carries an  advertisement for John Perez. http://www.sunshine-4u.com/orchid/ I wonder if any OGDer has tried John Perez's "amazing fertilizer recipes" for orchids.  Any comments?.   peter ___ the OrchidGuide

[OGD] John Welsh / orchid award (Australia)

2006-07-17 Thread viateur . boutot
"John Welsh... at the Victorian Country Orchid Clubs Challenge dinner... was presented ... with the OSCOV Distinguished Service Award... for his long term commitment to his home club, Stawell Orchid Society, his support in the foundation of St Arnaud and District Orchid Club and his work with th

[OGD] John Stacy

2005-06-27 Thread Andy Easton
Title: John Stacy Dr Neptune is kind to add his knowledge about Stacy. He always insisted on being called Dr Stacy so finding out that he was not an MD has further increased my respect for the profession! One day I will tell my story about his judging at the last Miami WOC….maybe in April 200

[OGD] John Stacy

2005-06-26 Thread Dr. Braem
From: Keith Gaboury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [OGD] Oncidium stacyi After reading about the supposed background to the naming of the plant, I have a question. Was the John Stacy, the plant is said to be named after from Massachusetts? I recall a person with that name when I was a member

RE: [OGD] John Vandermeulen's slander and strife

2005-03-27 Thread Li'l Frog
lively discussion is excellent. A verbal brawl, including blows below the belt, is extremely bad for everyone who is exposed to it. li'l frog -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter O'Byrne Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 7:39 AM To: orc

[OGD] John Vandermeulen's slander and strife

2005-03-27 Thread Peter O'Byrne
Jean Vandermeulen said: "several contributors are making complete asses of themselves, plus they are taking up valuable time and space, and they are depriving the rest of us of useful orchid-rearing tips and tricks. . go off-line, and leave the rest of us talk about orchids. " Jean, this foru

[OGD] John

2005-01-28 Thread Jose A. Izquierdo
Thanks for the update on the scanning project and for clearing many of the issues" raised by some people with axes to grind. It is refreshing to see facts , not bias posited. Jose ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orc

[OGD] John Stanley's email address cancelled

2004-07-13 Thread John Stanley
Hello everyone, Just a note to inform you that I will not be available on this email address ( [EMAIL PROTECTED]) after about 12 hours from now. I will let you know my new one after two or three weeks when, hopefully, I will have set up a new email account. I have been plagued by spam, adware and

[OGD] John Christie

2004-05-10 Thread Dr. Braem
today some sad news reached me. Spring Christie called to inform me that Prof. John Christie passed away last Friday. His passing away is a great loss to the orchid world in general and especially to the Malibu Orchid Society which he served in several positions over many years. John and his wife