[OGD] Lighbinders Orchids of the tropical world
What error do you get? Bert Hello to all of you, Bert last week we bought a new(er) computer and it runs on Windows XP. Bert But now I can't install my Lighbinders Orchids of the tropical world Bert cd-rom anymore. Does anybody have the same problem, and do you know how I Bert can solve this problem? Hello Steve, the error I get is like this : There is a mistake in your option. SHADOW caused a general protection failure in module ~TMP1823.EXE on 0002:058F. I got a mail from Nancy who suggested to: go to the 'start' menu, and expand the list of 'programs'... One of the first ones will be 'Accessories' - if you expand this list, you will hopefully find one called 'Program Compatibility Wizard'. When you open this program, you'll be able to designate that your Orchids CD-ROM run as if it were running on Win98 (95, ME, whatever). (Thanks Nancy) But I still got the same error. Kind regards, Bert van Zuylen ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Lighbinders
The Lightbinders version you're reffering to are only installable on DOS 5 or higher (highest is 6.22) and Windows 3.1 or later The above is according to their website http://lbin.com/ , but it can also be installed on windows 95 and 98. Installing on XP and W2K can only be done with a workaround, like using a 3rd party installer (SMS installer or WISE) by repackaging the original installation on a 95 or 98 box, another solution which I've not explored is to use a newer version of the database viewer available for free on the net. Or perhaps wait for an update which I doubt seriously the V1.0 was edited in 1996!!! No news since then. This software could be purchased just until a few months ago on the internet by a well known german bookseller Selling the software for approx 150? (in Europe) that's not compatible with any of MS latest OS's really sucks !!! Uri Baruk France ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] food for thought
Thanks Robert [Scully] for providing a reference for additional reading on orchids as food or medicine. You wrote : Arditti's Orchid Biology, Vol IV which contains a very interesting chapter on ethnobotoany. Did you actually intend to refer to chapter 2. Ethnobotany of the Orchidaceae. - Leonard J. Lawler in Orchid Biology: Reviews and Perspectives, Volume III, 1984 -- Joseph Arditti (ed.) ? ** Charles Bracker provided a most interesting post on the same subject : Orchid Ice Cream and Other Foods The text has no quotations marks so I presume it is based on your own observations. If not, could you please provide the reference ? Regards, Viateur ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] uses of orchids -- references
Some references : 1) BANDISCH, Wolfgang H. Papua Neuguinea Orchideenforschung / Papua New Guinea Orchid Research in Journal fur den Orchideenfrenud, Jahrgang 10, Heft 4, 2003, pp. 367-385. 1) JOHNSON, Florence B. Orchid Pseudobulbs for Candy in The Orchid Journal, December 1952, p. 468-470. 2) LAWLER, L. J. Useful Orchids in American Orchid Society Bulletin, Volume 54, Number 6, June 1985, pp. 690-696. 3) LINDLEY, John The Vegetable Kingdom ; or The Structure, Classification, and Uses of Plants, illustrated upon the natural system 3rd edition, London, 1853, pp. 180, 183b. 4) SCHULTES, Richard E., Medicinal Orchids of the Indians of the Colombian Amazon in American Orchid Society Bulletin, Volume 59, Number 2, February 1990, pp. 159-161. 5) SOON, Teoh Eng, Orchids of Asia (Orchids as Aphrodisiac, Medicine Food - chapter 15), Singapore, 1980, pp. 289-303. 6) URBINA, Manuel Notes about the Tzauhtli, Mexican Orchids Used in Making Mucilage in The Orchid Journal, May-June 1952, p. 215. Regards, Viateur ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
Re: [OGD] seed pods
Jean, You're looking at 310 days*, at the least, for green pod harvest of most coelogyne species. -Chad --- * Arditti, Joseph Fundamentals of Orchid Biology - chapter 12, 1992, p 542 --- Jean De Witte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I looked around on the Net but couldn't find any harvesting time for coelogyne. Can anybody give an indication? Thanks, Jean -- Jean De Witte www.jeandewitte.de ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Superthrive
Does anyone actually know what Superthrive is or does? ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
Re: [OGD] Superthrive
Good Question! From their label, Superthrive is a mix vitamin B-1 (a common vitamin thiamin essential to the metabolism of carbohydrates), naphthalene acetic acid (a synthetic auxin found in rooting compound), and some fertilizer. I have never seen a scientific study of the exact properties of Superthrive, but it is shown to stimulate the metabolism and growth of plants. When you have a plant under stress it helps the plant in many cases. I use a solution similar to Steve Topletz's for soaking plants showing stress, and then I put them in a high humidity environment. Plants I soak with a solution containing Superthrive or a B-complex vitamin do better than those with out. What is happening I do not know, I am working off a recipe given to me in the 1970's, it works so I use it and pass it on to others. This would make a great special topic or senior project for someone. At 2:31 PM -0500 2/18/05, Sheldon wrote: Does anyone actually know what Superthrive is or does? ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com -- --Tom / | Tom HillsonAgriculture Computer Services Manager |(515) 294-1543 College of Agriculture | Iowa State University - |The only thing I have too much of is too little time ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Shade
Another method of varying shade in the greenhouse is to use layers of shade cloth. This helps tremendously when adjusting for light with the seasons and light angles. I use a 20% shade tha covers the whole greenhouse and a 50% that can roll 3/4 of the way down giving me a total of 60% shade. In addition, I have another 50% shade that can roll about 1/3 of the way down increasing shade to 80% in that part of the greenhouse during the hottest months. I live in southern South Carolina so I wouldn't recommend those percentages for Buffalo, but the idea is the same if you want flexability. Gary ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Dens
I need some help! Can anyone tell me what to do with Den. parciflorum, Den hainanensis, and Den papilio. None of these are doing well. They seem to send up new growth, then die back, struggle for several months, then go thrugh a renewed groth spurt and repeat the above cycle.. Do they need a dry season? High light? Low light? My plants put out new growth, including new foliage on old reeds, but then dry up and the new foliage drops off.None have bloomed this year. I have them in a mix of fine fir bark with perlite, and charcoal. I waterevery 10 days at this time of the year when we get so much humidity here in northern California. Ifertilize with a Peter's 20 -20-20, with a diluted solution, and flush at least once a month. Earlier this year I tried a foliar feeding program and while that worked for the Catts and Oncidiums, it is less than effective on these particular Dens. as they are loosing all their foliage. I've moved them around the greenhouse to higher or lower light areas, warmer or cooler areas, but nothing seems to make a difference. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Joy Lemieux ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Greenhouse shading
Hi, Barbara--- I have a greenhouse attached to the east side of my home, also. It's 15' x 20', and 12' tall, just a bit larger than yours. I used a telescoping pole with a paint roller on the end and I could put shading paint on the roof of the greenhouse while standing on the ground. It took me less than a half-hour to do the whole roof, and the rain washed it off by winter. Very easy. Two years ago I covered my glass and aluminum greenhouse with a layer of double-wall material which is not clear but translucent. The benefits have been increased insulation, no danger of broken glass from falling ice, and I no longer have to shade the greenhouse in the summer! ---Sandy Ohlund in northern Indiana, USA, where spring can't come soon enough---but it's nowhere in sight. ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
