[OGD] SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:-Paul Wheeler is out of the office.
I will be out of the office starting 24/07/2006 and will not return until 07/08/2006. I have been posted from 8 CER to the SME. Any queries or messages for 8 CER OPS should be directed to either Peter Crabbe (OPSO) or Andrew Payne2 (OPSWO) ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:-Paul Wheeler is out of the office.
I will be out of the office starting 29/06/2006 and will not return until 10/07/2006. I will respond to your message when I return. ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:-Paul Wheeler is out of the office.
I will be out of the office starting 02/06/2006 and will not return until 20/06/2006. I will respond to your message when I return. ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:-Stan. hernandezii
Kath; I too grow Stan. hernandezii in a basket and have had no problems. I use a standard wire basket, lined with Paperbark (bark from a native Aust tree, keeps the potting medium in, allows the inflouresence to punch thru). Some guys use cocunut fibre as the liner, I find it is too dense for the spike and seems to hold water for quite a while unless you use it thinly. Potting medium is my OLD Aust Native(Dendrobe, Sarc) mix consisting of pine bark and gravel around a 50/50 mix. When I say old I mean that literally, I pot my Stanhopeas after I have repotted my Aust natives and use the old mix from them to pot the Stanhopeas in. Works well for me, the only Stanhopea I own that I haven't been able to flower is Stan Jenischianna. I've even managed to flower Stan Xytriophora in that mix. A downside to using that mix is that I repot every year, but hey they love that too!! With flowering season for Stanhopeas nearly upon us I have spikes coming through the bottom of baskets all over the place! Cheers Paul ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:-Names etc
Roy; I've gotta agree with your whole post there mate. When the Dockrillias were separated from dendrobium there was very little, if any resistance to that change. Why? Because it made perfect sense! The plants looked nothing like a dendrobium, the flowers bore a fleeting resemblance although they did hybridise quite readily with the 'mainstream' dens. They were split from dendrobium, given a name honouring a champion of Australian Native Orchids, we all accepted it and moved on. The new splitting of Dendrobium makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, even though a couple of very respected people have been involved in the splitting. I just think we need to step away from the microscope sometimes and take a bit of a look at the real world. To that end, Den Speciosum grandiflorum will always be just that to me, Den speciosum curvicaule will always be the same and bloody Den. Kingianum WILL NOT CHANGE!!! I think you'll find I'm not the only one who is resisting change. I don't mind change as long as it is for the better, and this aint! Curiously from what I can gather, the only organisation really enforcing these changes appears to be ANOS. Something I have bought up before was a case when I was involved as a show marshall at an ANOS show. A novice had entered a plant of Den. Speciosum var. hillii. The judges refused to judge said plant as it was incorrectly labelled. Fortunately I happened to have a spare label or two and a pen so I swiftly changed the name to Den. Tarberrii and they were happy. Imagine if instead I had to tell a novice grower, competing in his first show, that his pride and joy wasn't judged because he had the wrong name on it? Enough to turn anyone of this magnificent hobby. I must point out that two ANOS judges I have the most respect for, Steve Kemp and Irene Bodell, were not in attendance at this show otherwise the problem may not have got as far as it did. To answer questions, no I won't change my labels, yes I will continue to show my plants under their real name and no, I don't hate ANOS, botanists or anyone else! End of Rant!! ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:-SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:Aussie Humour
>Paul, maybe you are taking your job at the Australian Defence Department a >little too seriously. I was at a show yesterday and several Miami-ites were >cracking up about my posting. Hard to believe the "Septic Tanks" have a >better sense of humor than the Ockers. >I don't know about your reference to Kevin Hipkins, did I make a typo? I >think I know him a little better than you might, we have been friends since >1984 and he was Best Man at one of my weddings! >Andy Easton OK, so granted my sense of humour may have deserted me on this occasion! There is no need to dredge up history to prove a point and get into a p*ssing contest about it. If you read a previous post from Colin obviously Kevin has a sense of humour dragging you thru Kings Cross on route to Peats Ridge. And yes it may have been a typo, "I" and "E" are next to each other on the keyboard. Maybe I should look on the lighter side of life sometimes??? Nah! Paul ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:-Re: Australian Humour
Andy; Humour I understand and have no problem with. No matter how you attempt to phrase it what you wrote did not come across as humour. While I'm on the subject of your last post, all the Kiwis are in Bondi, Kings Cross aint that scary (I've been to Compton!!) and his name is Kevin Hipkins. Paul ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:-A Dangerous Place!!
Andy Easton said: >I had no personal fears and as I am a regular visitor to Colombia, Australia and other similarly dangerous places< It kinda helps if you review what you have written or at least know what you are talking about before you hit the send button!! Not only have you offended me but, I suspect, just about every other Australian on this list. There is a world outside of the USA and it aint all a dangerous place contrary to your belief!! Look at your own backyard before you criticise others. Regards Paul Wheeler ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:-Re: natural hybrids
Steve, Neville, et al; I will admit to seeing this whole arguement a little late but I do have a point. What occurs if one of these "Natural Hybrids" upon reaching maturity and flowering manages to cross itself back to either of the natural parents? What happens if that occurs a couple of times? To explain better lets say Sp 'A' & Sp 'B' produce a natural hybrid 'AB'. 'AB' then manages to cross itself back to 'A' producing 'AAB'. 'AAB' then manages to cross itself back to 'B' or 'A' or indeed even 'C' if you are really unlucky!! Couldn't that hybrid, if it has departed far enough away from original parents, be misidentified as a species in its own right? Lets do a bit of a cse study on Aust Natives. Den. Tarberri crossed with Den. Rex. You will notice I am using new naming as that really does suit my purpose (it shows how ridiculous it is!!) You now have an interspecies cross by modern standards. Now cross the progeny back to Den. Tarberri. Now, depending on the outcome (cane size etc), try and prove it isn't straight Tarberri or Rex. Now cross that hybrid with Den. Kingianum. You'll have a natural hybrid called specio-kingianum but it's actually made up of 3 species. Just food for thought. Have fun!! Regards Paul Wheeler ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
