"George broke the law not to smuggle in plants that he could
not have brought in legally otherwise, but simply to avoid the
hassle and incompetence of the government agencies
involved."
Steve, I wasn't aware that government incompetence and hassle was
justification to break laws.
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Charles (Baker) :
You wrote : "Cyrtochilum meirax. This orchid is found in Venezuela,
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru where it grows in
wet cloudforests at about 4900 ft. (1500 m). Summer days warm to about 70
degrees F (21 degrees C) and nights average near 55 degrees F (13 degrees
C). Winter days
Sure. Have the AC Device always set to on. Have it plugged into a programmable
thermostatic controller. If you can't find a suitable device, use two timers hooked up
to dumb thermostats. Timer one turns on and activates thermostat to maintain temp A
during the day, timer one turns off, timer two
"Chris Brevoort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spaketh thusly:
> Folks should be aware that any international trade in orchid species seeds
> (such as Paph.rothshildianum or Phal.bellina) will require CITES and
> possibly even phyto certification (due to the 'any part thereof' CITES
> clause), which will
Howdy Charles,
I will certainly check it out. My business partner, a brilliant A&M grad PhDing in
breeding and genetics at U of F, worked at Hines in Houston last summer. We are
currently working out a small contract with Hines as growers for some hardy orchids.
Perhaps this will open other ave
> It looks a like B. alagense or something very similiar.
I have B. alagense and that was my first rection when I saw Ray's photo. If
Ray's plant definitely came from Irian Jaya then it is either a very similar
species or the range of B. alagense extends beyond the Philippines (or the
supplier mad
> George broke the law not to smuggle in plants that he could
> not have brought in legally otherwise, but simply to avoid the
> hassle and incompetence of the government agencies
> involved.
Wow, if that argument was a reasonable justification for avoiding
prosecution, then what a field day lawye
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You wrote:
Some flasked Dendrobiums arrived late in the season and were planted out.
They
have done quite well, but now the UK Winter is upon us and the monsoonal
species
are drying out. I would be interested in other people's experience in what to
do
with small (2 cm) monsoonal species at this ti
Viateur questioned the conditions I recently posted for the culture of
Cyrtochilum meirax. The climate conditions given were based on the average
conditions at Caracas, Venezuela with a station elevation of 2760 ft. (841
m). Temperatures were adjusted to reflect probable conditions at a habitat
ele
Viateur,
I don't usually offer cultivation advice, but this species needs very
unusual conditions. The usual habitat/growth cycle is:
Seasonally dry grassland, often on rocky outcrops, growing in deep
pockets of soil in the rocks, or in soil-filled cracks between rocks.
Growth starts at the onse
In a recent posting, Viateur asked about the cultural requirements for
Pecteilis susannae (L) Raf. Comber, in his 1990 3Orchids of Java2 reported
the following.
3Although recorded from all over Java, it must now be classified as quite
rare; altitude records vary from seal level to 1000 m, habitat
Can anyone put a name to this Peruvian species, please?
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introducing
themselves. I'm Susan Taylor, living and growing orchids in Houston, Texas. I'm a
member of the
Houston and American Orchid Societies although only a 2 year grower. I have mostly
cattleya
hybrids
Cal, House Committee on Un-American Activities, et al.:
>Steve, I wasn't aware that government incompetence and
> hassle was justification to break laws. (Cal)
>Wow, if that argument was a reasonable justification for
>avoiding prosecution, then what a
I would like to thank everone who answered my call for help in identifying the
unknown Stelis, both on the Digest and by e-mail.
The general concensus is that this is Stelis argentata.
Thanks,
greig russell
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