[OGD] Orchids and famous people

To the Orchids and celebs thread: The wife of the late USSR state- and party-leader Nikita S. Khrushchev had an orchid collection, and Khrushchev himself was to some extent interested in orchids. The late Dr. Gunnar Seidenfaden was Danish ambassador in Moscow 1959-1961 and became a friend of

[OGD] Flora Malesiana Orchid Series on CD-ROM - new ordering site

Hi everyone, Andre Schuiteman just sent me an email informing me of the new secure ordering website for the wonderful series of orchid CD-ROMs he and his colleagues have produced. http://www.etiis.org.uk/ The following volumes are available immediately: Orchids of the Philippines Volume I -

[OGD] Dijon.

Title: Dijon. I can't be accused of affecting registrations at this late date, but brace yourselves for the all time worst organized, least friendly WOC! Run out of England through a stooge in France, it is already disappointing all who have anything to do with it. The weather Gods have also

[OGD] Subject: Re: OGD Vol 7, Issue 105 - Paphiopedilum stomata

Paphiopedilum are C3 plants, and they can certainly open and close their stomata. Dr. Joseph Arditti has scientific journals to back this up. There was a paper on paphs from Dr. Arditti's laboratory some 20 years ago and another one other before that. The journals are Annals of Botany and