[OGD] OGD 7 #116: Eric Young beyond the grave

2005-03-11 Thread Peter O'Byrne
Viateur, According to the article you quoted, that Eric Young guy is a miracle worker: "The private orchid collection and breeding center was established in 1986 by Eric Young, an English eccentric . Eric Young, who died in 1984," Peter O'Byrne Singapore

[OGD] Re: Missing Line

2005-03-11 Thread IrisCohen
In a message dated 3/11/05 8:15:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: believe, and returned and wrote an article for Orchid Digest on harlequins. Could you please give me a reference for the article and the definition he gave or the reason he gives for calling them harlequins.>> There is a line missing

[OGD] RIP Gavino Rotor

2005-03-11 Thread William Z Rehrig
Rotor also did some nice work with the cultivation of paphiopedilums. The orchid community will find it hard to replace him. Will > Dr. Gavino B. Rotor Jr., of Signal Mountain, died Tuesday, March > 8, 2005, > at his home. He was born in Manila, Philippines, March 26, 1917, > the son > of

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2005-03-11 Thread IrisCohen
I received a question from Howard Ginsberg which I couldn't answer. Perhaps one of you can help. <

[OGD] Isle of Jersey / Eric Young Orchid Foundation

Travel tips : "Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, about 15 miles from France and 100 miles south of mainland England. Its climate is mild, tempered by the Gulf Stream. From May to September the average temperature is 68 degrees. In winter Jersey is often windy but rarely frigid, and s

[OGD] 18th WOC - in the news

FYI : "PARIS, March 11 (Itar-Tass) - The 18th conference on orchid cultivation opened in Dijon, France, on Friday. For the first time France plays host to the world conference on flower cultivation held every three years. A unique collection of orchids has been displayed in the framework of the

Re: [OGD] New photo organizing scheme at www.orchidphotos.org

Love the new layout. Could it be possible to have a link to the next genera. I would be easier if you wanted to go to the next genera or back to the previous. Mats (grows Paphiopedilum only for the leaves) Eric Hunt wrote: Hi everyone, With the growth of my website, www.orchidphotos.org, comes ch

[OGD] 4th WOC - 2nd, 20th..

Nancy : Thanks for the biographical notes on Gavino Rotor. You wrote : "In 1957, he was guest speaker at the 4th World Orchid Congress in Hawaii." The WOC in 1957 was the 2nd edition. The 4th WOC was held in Singapore. The 20th, in 2011, will be held in Taipei (Taiwan), Cape Town (South Africa)

[OGD] RIP Gavino Rotor

Dr. Gavino B. Rotor Jr., of Signal Mountain, died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at his home. He was born in Manila, Philippines, March 26, 1917, the son of Engracia and Gavino B. Rotor Sr. A graduate of the University of the Philippines with a bachelor's degree, he came to the United States in 1946.

[OGD] Heart O' Texas Orchid Show & Sale

You are invited to attend the: Heart O' Texas Orchid Society 34th Annual Show and Sale "Orchids on Parade"March 26-27, 2005Zilker Botanical Gardens Center, 2220 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX Hourly raffles, 10 vendors, and lots of friendly folks...Come join us! Contact: Geoffrey Frost, 10

[OGD] Judging at Dijon.

Title: Judging at Dijon. Doesn't it make you laugh….or cry. Big scandal with the judging of Vandaceous in Dijon. So much unhappiness that they had to convene a special team of judges like Joyce Stewart and Phil Cribb (who said the RHS wasn't dominating the judging process?) to "rectify" the s

[OGD] stomata

Yes, I'd love to see the pictures you took of the stomata. Can you compare the number of stomata per square centimeter for the different Paph species? -Will ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listin

[OGD] New photo organizing scheme at www.orchidphotos.org

Hi Eric - The indexed genera listing is a huge improvement! If I had a complaint about your site, it certainly was that the opening of (in some cases) nearly a hundred thumbnails was unwieldy and time-consuming. The species I wanted to see was, of course, invariably towards the end of the alphabeti

[OGD] New photo organizing scheme at www.orchidphotos.org

Hi everyone, With the growth of my website, www.orchidphotos.org, comes changes. The existing organization -- alphabetical by entire letters of the alphabet, has become too large and unweildy. I am now organizing things at the generic level. I am also using a new web page creation tool that brea