Dennis,
Per RHS:
Lycaste Wyld Court is (Lyc Lucianii x skinneri) registered in 1966 by
Wyld Court.
Lycaste Jackpot is (Lyc Auburn x Wyld Court) registered in 1987 by
Santa Barbara (SBOE???)
Sandy Hardy
Richmond Hill, GA
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the OrchidGuide D
Back where I come from, stray horns ran a real risk of being chopped off!
Don't you just love these anonymous (read cowardly) posters who haven't the
backbone to use their own name. Really they don't deserve a reply but I
can't resist. One of the beauties of being a thinking AOS member and not
runn
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Somewhere there must be a site that filters out bad language and deals
only with the subject such as orchids. Any suggestions?
The option that works for some is to receive the list e-mails
individually rather than as a digest, and use a filter to remove all
posts with c
> Just a quick question on growing orchids in jumbo size vermiculite (about
> 2-3 mm).
> A craze is going around the circuit at the moment were it is mixed 4 parts
> Verm, to 1 part peat moss.
> grower's are putting in everything from Masdevallias to Cattley's,
Cymbidium
> hybrids to Paphiopedilums
I'm also growing some of my orchids in alifor (most of the new seedlings are in fine
sized alifor). So far almost all of the seedlings like it and they seem to not get
bacterial infections as much as the ones in bark and are hard to over water. I
recently repotted a Bifrenaria artropurpurea i
Hello OGDers :
On 16 July, I asked : "What is the purpose of the following decision (?) :
"America's agriculture secretary, Ann Veneman, ended a directive that
protects almost 60m acres of national forest in western states from road
building. The states will instead be allowed to submit their ow
I am looking for a source for Mtssa Psychedelic Star. I understand it is
a very easy care plant and I have a thing for miltassias. You can see a
photo of it (the one that got me all twitterpated) here:
HYPERLINK
"http://www.ottawaorchidsociety.com/photos/pics/showtable/111002/onc22.j
pg"http://www.
May I please suggest to the editor of the Orchidguide to finally remove Dr
Braem from the digest.
If the Orchidguide cannot be edited then it is no better than spam to me.I
want to read about orchids.Dr Braem has had an appearance in almost every
addition with no relevance to the subject what so ev
I received an email from [EMAIL PROTECTED] this afternoon. Here is
the text, just passing it along mind you. Don't want to start WWIII.
Subject: AOS Elections
If you are concerned about the direction, financial state and future of the
organization that has been such a part of many of our liv
I received an email from [EMAIL PROTECTED] this afternoon. Here is
the text, just passing it along mind you. Don't want to start WWIII.
Subject: AOS Elections
If you are concerned about the direction, financial state and
future of the organization that has been such a part of many
of our li
Mr. Easton has lashed out at all and sundry because some people prefer
anonymous posting . . .
Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black? Think about it.
The AOS executive and Trustees meet in secret and they have usually held
that their discussions, nominations, decisions, etc. remain
Hi Ron
I used vermiculite in potting mixes for various genera back in the 80's. Seems
everything old is new again! I found the moisture absorbancy of vermiculite
great for Paphs. The potting mix did not dry out so quickly and thus required
watering at wider intervals. I suppose in water starved Sy
I have been looking for a division of Encyclia howardii for more than 10
years. This is a Cuban Encyclia species and was brought to the United
States by the von Paulsens and the Osments who moved to South Florida
from Cuba after Castro took over. There may still be pieces in South
Florida or el
> If you do use the formic acid, just remember:
> "Do as you oughtta, add acid to water."
> and
> "Here lies a guy all pale and flaccid. He added water to the acid."
>
> By adding concentrated acid to water, you ensure that anything that
> splashes
> up is mostly water. If you add water to conc
> I found the moisture absorbancy of vermiculite
> great for Paphs. The potting mix did not dry out so
> quickly and thus required watering at wider intervals
Does vermiculite offer any advantages over perlite or are they essentially
the same?
Cheers...Steve
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In a message dated 8/9/04 7:23:31 PM, Colin Hamilton writes:
> Also vermiculite is lightweight. It is 'expanded clay.'
>
Vermiculite is not expanded clay. It is expanded mica. Personally, I would
not use it for orchids, bonsai, or houseplant mix, as it collapses and gets
mushy too quickly. Its b
formosa, fidelensis, farmeri, fairreanum, fernandezia, fimbriata, flaveola,
flavum, fulva, falcata, filamentosa, floribunda, forbesii, fragrans,
filiforme.
These are all acceptable replacements for words beginning with a capital "F"
on this forum.
-Terri
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Dedar fellow orchidists:
I've been seeing many comments regarding to the AOS elections. I think
there are many matters to be study in in this electronic group.
For example, I have available my book about Tachiran Orchids, where an
dramatic study on climate for each specie is carried out.
Beside, t
I guess my last message was too long..so here goes..I DO have inside info on what went
on and it was pertinant to electing folks who could get what needs to be done
accomplished with no friction amongst the board etc. Jim had been passed up before
for the same reason..(though I find it hard to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly:
> I was somewhat surprised though that some people did not
> seem to see a relation between forests and orchids.
Sometimes it's tough to, er, see the forest for the trees. This is why one never fully
appreciates toilet paper until it has run out.
> Are th
Re: Dr. Braem,
Well judging from Dr. G's usage of profanity on a public forum and his
amazing hostility towards anything that moves, I would suspect he is getting
"Al Whats His Names Disease". Soon he will be hiding his own Easter Eggs
and be meeting new and interesting people everyday,
But until
Thanks to all who responded to my question relating to orchids germinated in a
flask with their fungi and then being eaten by the fungi.
It seems that this can be a problem across the world.
While a solution may not be known, some possibilities include: reducing the
nutrition level of the media be
I have had enough ... I am fed up defending myself against a bunch of
bigot, stupid people.
For those who are seriously interested in orchids i say sorry.
I resign from this list and will resign from all other lists
Guido J. Braem
Dr. Guido J. Braem
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