[OGD] Cynorkis uncinata H. Perrier
Lisa [Thoerle] asked scan of ... article from 1958 entitled Cynorchis incinata [sic]? Orchid Review 66, 785:257. Unfortunately, that one is missing in my collection of issues of the Orchid Review. I might be able though to photocopy the article next time I do some research at the library of my local botanical garden. Please, let us know if you obtain the article. *** Regards, Viateur ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Phal Lovely Kid
I just ordered this, cross of P. lobbii x parishii. I was not terribly successful growing the parents, although I had a jungle collected lobbii that dragged on for several years. Any tips? Iris ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] exhibition / Sydney (Australie)
rare orchids on display ... in Australia at an exhibition... at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens' tropical centre. ... the botanic gardens ... will be home to the collection for the next three years... the themes of the exhibition are seduction, cooperation, immortality, deception and death. source : http://au.news.yahoo.com/051130/2/x0iy.html *** Regards, Viateur ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 503
Considering all the interest the OGD seems to be showing in Oeceoclades, I amcontemplating importing Madagascan species, including several Oeceocladesagain this coming year for the Redlands Orchid Festival in Florida next May. Whether I do or not depends to some extent on interest for advanced sales. I find it intriguing that all Oeceoclades species I have seen, including the very large and very little, show mottled leaf patternssimilar toO. maculata, the species that escaped to Florida. I would appreciate an informal_expression_ of interest among the OGDers in purchasing such orchids. Bert Pressman ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Epidendrum ciliare
Hello friends: I have now in flower the two strains of Epi. ciliare found in our country- the small from Sucre state- and the big from rest of the country-. If any wants to see a picture please send a private mail to return with the pics of the flowers. Now beguinning to flower the Schomburgkias... some C. percivaliana, some C. lueddemanniana... Vanda tricolor Best growing, Armando W. Betancourt R. in Caracas Venezuela, still raining in the dry season. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] vanilla in the kitchen
Most of the world's vanilla is grown in Madagascar, Indonesia, Mexico and Tahiti... What we call the vanilla bean is the fruit of the vanilla plant. Green when harvested, it is cured over the course of three to six months, during which time it dries out and darkens to a deep brown, and its flavor intensifies. Vanilla manufacturers immerse the cured beans in a solvent of water and alcohol that extracts the flavor. The solvent is then strained and bottled, and the result is pure vanilla extract... Illinois-based Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, a leading producer of vanilla... makes a number of vanilla extracts as well as vanilla paste and vanilla powder... Paste... is made from unstrained beans, and so it contains distinctive flecks of dark brown... that one sees in vanilla bean ice cream... Vanilla powder is actually quadruple-strength extract that has been encapsulated onto maltodextrin, a corn-based starch... The presence of the starch dilutes the vanilla back down to single strength... Vanilla powder... results in a whiter finished product. Another popular use for vanilla powder is as a decorative dry topping for cappuccino. It also is used in hot-cocoa mixes and high-end cake mixes... to substitute vanilla bean for vanilla extract, ... for one tablespoon of extract, use the scrapings of a whole bean source : http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-fdburn4531722nov30,0,2323763.column?coll=ny-rightrail-columnist *** Regards, Viateur ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
